Individual Protection

Child CI cover is a common benefit on critical illness products in the UK. In Ireland, regulations allow insurers to take cover relating to children a step further, as Greg Becker expains.

Is it time for intermediaries to look at whole of life cover as more than an Inheritance Tax planning tool and to take a multi-usage approach, asks Jennifer Gilchrist.

Exeter Family Friendly has made its income protection available through Capita Financial Software's adviser portal Webline.

Skandia has announced its gender-neutral pipeline plans including the launch of tele-underwriting.

Tarred by the PPI mis-selling scandal, many lenders have dumped mortgage payment protection insurance propositions for short-term income protection products. However, Nicola Culley finds some brokers insisting there is a future for this ‘simple product...

Aviva has announced its gender day pipeline strategy including I-E tax change details.

The life insurance industry is putting off potential customers by "over-inflating" the amount of cover they need, according to Beagle Street.

Jobseekers could face losing benefits for three years under revised and tougher rules introduced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today.‪

People with depression could go without sufficient healthcare due to a lack of spending on mental health services, research has suggested.

Scottish Provident is replacing its unit linked Pegasus whole of life product with a simpler ICOB registered product.