Individual Protection

Legal & General will move to gender neutral pricing from 21 November.

BBC's Watchdog aired concerns last night that the banks have not been honouring commitments to pay back missold PPI.

LV= has added benefits to its income protection (IP) offering for medics so they have a relevant level of cover.

Engage Mutual will be moving to gender-neutral pricing on its over-50s guaranteed life cover from 4 December 2012.

LV= has launched an online calculator for advisers to work out potential commission loss in the run up to G-Day.

Aviva is "nervous" at the idea that age could be removed from protection pricing with the incoming Equal Treatment Directive.

Engage Mutual has reported double sales through intermediaries.

Legal and General has been challenging employers to do more about mental health in the workplace following a visit from Labour party leader Ed Miliband.

Consumers are being left unprotected because of one-sided "appalling" view of PPI, a product provider has said.

In today's market, insurers need to explore other ways to protect consumers. Paul Walsh examines the industry's failures and options.