Individual Protection

The average amount of life insurance that HIV+ individuals are insuring themselves for is £134,733 according to a new poll.

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced it will scrap retesting of chronically ill patients who are claiming ESA.

CIExpert analyses the latest critical illness upgrades from Royal London.

Zurich has urged customers during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to check their policies to make sure they're not missing out on claiming valuable benefits.

Royal London has enhanced its critical illness cover (CIC)

Legal & General has upgraded its OLP Connect system so advisers can now hand aspects of the life insurance application to clients such as filling in health and lifestyle questions.

The Protection Distributors Group is calling for insurers to do more to help bereaved families who face delays receiving the proceeds of a life policy after their claim has been agreed.

Over half (57%) of protection experts believe that simple critical illness (CI) plans such as AIG's Key3 will grow the protection market according to a poll.

Life insurance, particularly for wealthier and high-net worth clients, deserves to be employed much more often, writes Torquil McLusky

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) set up Insuring Women's Futures to examine how the insurance industry interacts with women and women's risks. Fiona Murphy speaks to the CII's chief executive Sian Fisher at a launch event partnering with the HeForShe...