Individual Protection

The renting rise will fit "quite nicely" with the emergence of market-newby short-term income protection, Defaqto has said.

Royal London has announced Ross Ainslie will step down as managing director of the Royal London protection businesses, Bright Grey and Scottish Provident

Critical illness is a product beset by complexity - a situation not helped by a raft of changes set to arrive next year, says Edward Murray.

Friends Life has launched a microsite connecting advisers to information on Protect+ service Best Doctors.

One in three have been embellishing insurance applications in the hope of cheaper premiums, Zurich has said.

The payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal has cost financial services £1.375bn so far this year, according to FSA payout figures.

A short-term income protection channel has been launched by MoneySupermarket.com.

Short-term income protection is only part of the answer to the protection gap, the ABI has said.

Scottish Provident has added ABI+ definitions and reduced the rates on its life and critical illness cover.

Bright Grey has added to its critical illness cover for personal and business protection menu plans with changes to definitions. It has also increased its limit for life cover.