Individual Protection

Unum is challenging six UK bloggers to live on Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for one week to highlight the importance of workers protecting their income.

Benefit claimants will be fined instantly if they negligently give wrong information on their claim.

Bright Grey has increased the scope of its critical illness (CI) claims panel to also cover Scottish Provident policies.

Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have sought to clarify breast cancer cover from critical illness (CI) providers following recent changes made to their definitions.

Exeter Family Friendly has announced the appointment of two new key account managers to its field based sales team.

The protection industry has made progress in communicating with consumers but more needs to be done and now maybe the time for product innovation, Swiss Re has said.

More than half of those with life cover fail to upgrade after significant changes in their circumstances, according to Sainsbury's Life Insurance.

Income protection (IP) sales have continued to slide despite an overall rise in the volume of term assurance products sold, according to Swiss Re.

Gay people are taking out higher sums assured for life insurance, according to new research.

Cancer patients could lose up to £94 a week in benefits as the government cuts costs, Macmillan Cancer Support has warned.