Individual Protection

The health secretary has announced plans to fight the top five causes of death.

Scottish Provident paid out 93% of all critical illness claims in 2012.

Personal health budgets to enable patients to have more control over their treatment have been announced by Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb.

Following a record year for protection sales, Pink Network has launched a life desk facility to help place more complex life and protection cases.

Two out of five clients will decline taking out life cover even after full explanation of the insurance and its benefits, a chartered financial planner has said.

Treatment final guidance has been published for sufferers of common heart conditions.

The positive side to G-Day was definitely that we saw the need to carry out full reviews of all our clients, making them aware of the implications of G-Day and getting their policies on risk before premiums went up. This meant that we had a lot of business...

The FSA has said it will provide further guidance on short-term income protection if it received individual demand for it, according to an attendee at a meeting with the regulator yesterday.

Demand for breast cancer gene testing as a preventative measure is rising and emerging tests may be a key factor in supporting financially-troubled state healthcare systems, a research and consulting firm has reported.

The FSA has approved consultation on Financial Ombudsman Service proposals to increase PPI case fees and overall levy to allow for more free cases, amid concerns about PPI complaint handling behaviour.