Individual Protection

Ageas Protect has entered the relevant life insurance market with the launch of a new individual proposition.

The protection industry is split on the value of offering rewards and other added benefits in order to grow the market, a poll has suggested.

Aviva has disclosed it paid out 99.3% of life insurance claims and 92.9% of critical illness claims during 2013.

Patients with life-threatening and seriously debilitating conditions, such as cancer and dementia, will be given early access to new medicines, the health secretary has revealed.

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."