Individual Protection

Scottish Provident paid 91% of critical illness (CI) claims during the first half of the year.

Living on state benefits would require significant lifestyle changes for those found too sick to work compared to being employed, a team of bloggers has found.

More than 11,000 benefit sanctions were imposed on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants between June last year and the end of May.

Royal London, owner of Bright Grey, said disruption caused by its takeover of Scottish Provident three years ago had hit service levels following criticism from advisers.

The Irish Central Bank has launched an investigation into the mis-selling of payment protection insurance on loans.

Avelo Exchange has added Engage Mutual's guaranteed 50 plus life cover plan to its service becoming the first to do so in the intermediary market.

Protecting the biggest purchase a person is likely to make should be a key decision. Owain Thomas asks whether mortgage payment protection insurance is still a worthwhile option.

Direct Line has stopped writing any new life or critical illness business from today.

Holloway Friendly has appointed two new directors to its board taking the total number of people on the board to ten.

LV= paid 93% of its income protection (IP) and critical illness (CI) claims in the year to the end of June.