Individual Protection

LV= has said the recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) data which showed people will be living longer and in better health highlights the need for financial planning.

VitalityLife, formerly known as PruProtect, is launching two income protection policies and a life cover policy which gives policyholders the opportunity to pay for care costs, to the UK market.

There are now 110,000 people in the UK with HIV, with 6000 new cases in 2013 a report by Public Health England (PHE) has said.

Reliance Mutual has announced the launch of ‘There', an online brand which offers a combination of income protection and life cover.

More than a thousand people will be diagnosed with cancer everyday in the UK in December 2016 pushing the NHS to 'the limit', according to analysis from Macmillan Cancer Support.

SMEs are facing ‘significant business risks' by partnering with suppliers not covered against the loss of a key employee, Zurich has warned.

Dr Marius Barnard, the founder of critical illness insurance, died this morning at the age of 87.

Lloyds Banking Group is cutting its standalone protection advice service available via its bank branches due to a 'lack of demand.'

Legal & General (L&G) has responded to the call from the ABI for protection to have a greater role in reducing the state's welfare burden.

Friends Life has reported an 11% increase in its protection business; its Q3 2014 results have shown.