Unum has warned that the Welfare Reform Bill will mean benefits are harder to come by while the Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) claims reforms are unfair to the sick.

Grid has added its voice to the warning that many businesses are not prepared for the upcoming ‘A-day' deadline for group life schemes.

Disability campaigners have hit back at government plans that will see banks pay less than disabled people to cut the national deficit.

Zurich has recorded its highest quarterly protection market share as part of an overall growth in its IFA presence.

Insurers could be prevented from using age, health and any other form of differentiation to underwrite and price products if a French administrative authority has its way.

The FSA expects protection and health insurance to be among the most likely product areas affected if the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules that gender based pricing is illegal.

Cirencester friendly paid 94% of its valid income protection (IP) claims totalling £2.7m in 2010 and reiterated its call for other providers follow suit.

Canada Life has warned intermediaries and group life scheme trustees to be aware of the impending deadline affecting the operation of these policies.

Exeter Family Friendly's Health Cover for Me private medical insurance product is now available for quoting on the Insurance Resource portal.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has demanded greater data transparency from insurers and medical practitioners and a distinction to be made between ‘hospital networks' and ‘treatment networks.'