Individual Protection

The challenge for protection insurers in today's market is to adapt their approach so products are "bought, not sold", a report by Swiss Re concludes.

Almost a third of people who have been treated for cancer say they felt pressure to ‘bounce back to normal' more quickly than they would have liked, Bupa has said.

Almost half of lung cancer patients have experienced delays at some stage of their care signalling a ‘worrying' void between patient expectation and experience, experts have said.

A think tank has called for a quality mark to create minimum standards for Income Protection (IP) as its research revealed cancer costs families the same as 'an average mortgage.'

2013 has been largely free of regulatory change. So what should the protection sector be building on? Emma Thomson investigates.

Consumers have admitted feeling ‘angry' and ‘powerless' due to frequent communications from Claims Management Companies and are calling for them to be banned; research has found.

Europe's top football clubs can now get 'comprehensive financial protection' if their players suffer illness or injuries through a new product created by Avoca Elite Sports (AES) and insurer Hiscox.

True Potential has said it is planning to offer protection products, including an investment-linked proposition, via its platform.

Non-domiciled UK clients holding whole of life insurance policies with a UK insurer may need further advice due to a change of view from HMRC, a provider has urged.

Young people with chronic health conditions are more vulnerable to job loss, a new report by Fit for Work UK has cautioned.