Individual Protection

Term Assurance

British troops killed without life cover

Dozens of soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan without taking out life insurance while thousands more have served active duty without cover, it has been revealed.

clock 06 February 2012 • 1 min read

Income Protection

Govt set to bulldoze welfare reforms through Lords

The government looks set to force through its controversial welfare reforms without giving the House of Lords a chance to readdress the amendments it made.

clock 02 February 2012 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Brits still prefer pets to loved ones

Brits would rather insure pets than themselves or their families, a survey has found.

clock 02 February 2012 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Zurich pays 92% of CI claims

Zurich has revealed it paid 92% of critical illness (CI) claims last year.

clock 01 February 2012 • 1 min read

PMI

Defaqto introduces PMI ratings

Defaqto has released its Star Ratings for private medical insurance (PMI) for the first time.

clock 01 February 2012 • 1 min read

Income Protection

Govt targets cancer patients for ESA means-testing

Government ministers will aim to overturn the exclusion of means-testing of cancer patients receiving Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) as the coalition's government's Welfare Reform Bill moves back to the House of Commons.

clock 01 February 2012 • 1 min read

Insurer

Friends Life poaches Ageas' head of sales

Friends Life has made two senior protection appointments including poaching Ageas' head of sales.

clock 31 January 2012 • 1 min read

Marketing

Protection products most complex - ABI

Critical illness (CI) and mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) are among the most complicated financial products for consumers to understand, the ABI has found.

clock 30 January 2012 • 1 min read

Critical Illness

Bright Grey ups CI claims paid

Bright Grey paid out 91% of critical illness (CI) claims in the last six months of 2011.

clock 30 January 2012 • 1 min read

Service

FSCS warns of commission-led claims management firms

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is warning consumers against using claims management companies to retrieve money from mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

clock 29 January 2012 • 1 min read