Individual Protection

Prostate cancer is often in the media spotlight, but the recent news has been positive. Fergus Bescoby explains.

Zurich UK Life's chief executive has written to Chancellor George Osborne ahead of the Budget calling for tax rebates to boost income protection (IP) take-up.

Richard Walsh assesses how far we have really come in the fight against HIV.

Aegon UK has revealed it paid just over 93% of income protection claims received, an increase of 10% on the previous year (83%).

Cirencester Friendly has revealed it paid out 94% of claims in 2013 maintaining the same pay out rate as 2012.

Exeter Family Friendly has announced the continuation of its programme of adviser seminars as UK protection sales remain "frighteningly low."

Only 2.7% of people taking out new mortgages and 5.4% of existing borrowers have financial cover to ensure continuity of their payments if they become unemployed, research has found.

Best Doctors and Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland Limited have announced an exclusive agreement.

LV='s Mark Jones goes through the typical reasons clients may be resistant to taking out insurance and how advisers can address these.

Legal and General's gross protection premiums have risen by 5%, according to the insurer's preliminary results for 2013.