Individual Protection

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to investigate about 30 million insurance company policies over concerns that customers are subject to "unfair" conditions.

Atos Healthcare has announced that it has reached an agreement with the Department for Work and Pensions to allow it to exit from the Work Capability Assessment contract early.

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has said its 'Family Support Initiative' is ‘progressing extremely well' with a launch meeting for stakeholders set for May.

Income protection provider British Friendly has confirmed it will continue to guarantee its existing rate tables across all products until January 2017, for both new and existing customers.

LV= has announced changes to its income protection (IP) policies including a move to 100%‘own occupation' underwriting and improvements to cover for homemakers.

Paradigm Group has announced the launch of a protection and insurance proposition, Paradigm Protect.

Westfield Health's Paul Shires talks to Paul Robertson and makes the case for more adviser engagement with the health products market.

Engage Mutual is now expecting over-50s customers to claim for terminal illnesses on its life cover policy following the end of a two year moratorium.

Three-quarters (74%) of gay men and women take out Life Insurance to protect their home or mortgage, research has found.

The length of time sick or disabled people are having to wait to find out if they are eligible for benefits is unacceptable, a Work and Pensions Committee report has concluded.