Individual Protection

Network Mortgage Intelligence has sharpened its focus on protection sales by introducing critical illness comparison site CIExpert for its mortgage advisers to use.

More life insurers are writing policies for people with HIV but critical illness and income protection policies are still unavailable despite 61% of people surveyed saying they would 'consider' taking out a policy.

The Prudential Regulation Authority's (PRA) consultation into increasing compensation payable under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) could affect protection policies, a consultancy has said.

Payingtoomuch has warned that the Ebola Virus could adversely impact new life insurance policies if the virus became more easily transmitted.

A campaign encouraging parents to make plans for their children's inheritance should they die prematurely has been launched by the Childhood Bereavement Network and is sponsored by insurer Ellipse.

Children are now less likely to be overweight or obese in the UK than they were ten years ago.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has revealed it is in 'serious talks' to add protection insurers to the trade body's corporate membership.

Uncertainty and a large number of options have been highlighted in case studies as a survey by Topcashback shows the majority of consumers are still failing to take out life insurance.

Funeral plan provider Avalon has announced an agreement with SunLife to add a Fixed Monthly Payment option to the three core funeral plans offered to UK customers.

For the fifth consecutive quarter optimism improved among life insurers, amid a rise in profitability and business volumes, research has found.