Individual Protection

Nearly a quarter of HIV positive people now have life insurance.

Global cancer death rates are more than 50% higher in men than women, according to the latest figures from Cancer Research UK.

Aegon UK has revealed that 86% of its child critical illness (CI) claims are for cancer in a bid to raise awareness.

Zurich UK Life's protection business has grown 'rapidly', according to its 2013 annual results.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is expected to put out its tenders for private companies to run elements of the Health and Work Service (HWS) this week.

Healthcare research network The Cochrane Collaboration has begun a partnership with Wikiproject Medicine, to improve the reliability and accessibility of Wikipedia medical information online.

Income protection (IP) provider British Friendly has announced it paid out 96.27% of claims during 2013.

UK employers suffer almost one million long-term sickness absences each year, according to official government statistics released today.

MPs have announced they are to undertake a Select Committee inquiry into the controversial Work Capability Assessments (WCA).

Arranging suitable protection insurance s is often ‘overlooked' by people going through a divorce, Aegon has warned.