Individual Protection

Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo has announced its acquisition of iPipeline for an undisclosed sum.

Aegon has warned that protection propositions need to be flexible to help divorcing couples cope financially as new figures revealed that mid-life divorces are increasing.

Barrett's oesophagus is found in about 2% of the adult population and in 5% of persons with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) writes Fergus Bescoby.

LifeQuote has launched a service to help borrowers who would otherwise dismiss protection as unaffordable due to cash flow pressures resulting from the Mortgage Market Review (MMR).

The Information Commissioner (ICO) has clarified its position and warned insurers that using rights in the Data Protection Act (DPA) to access patients' entire medical record is ‘inappropriate and an abuse of that right'.

GPs providing full patient medical records at the request of insurance firms risk breaking data protection laws, an investigation by the ICO (Information Commissioner Office) has warned.

Aviva has enhanced definitions for seven critical illness conditions and added a new additional benefit, to increase the number of claims paid.

Wesleyan has launched a new personal Income Protection (IP) plan tailored to its medical, dental and legal customers.

Susan Stevenson says the needs of over-50s life insurance customers are changing - but how will the market respond?

Swiss Re surveyed 13,000 people across 13 countries in Europe and the Middle East about financial security issues. The responses and findings are both impressive and alarming, says Russell Higginbotham