The FSAs consultation on Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) mis-selling has costly ramifications for the PPI industry according to financial research company Defaqto.
Axa today won four categories at the 2010 LifeSearch Protection Awards, including best overall provider.
Zurich has launched a microsite dedicated to protection.
Aegon has launched a six month physiotherapy pilot for income protection and waiver of premium customers who suffer from a musculo-skeletal condition.
Cirencester Friendly has announced that 94% of its income protection (IP) claims were paid last year.
Adviser network Sesame has announced Royal London and Moneygate IFA Ltd as its top protection provider and protection adviser of the year.
Lifequote is aiming to help advisers address the threat of online competition with a series of protection training workshops.
Aegon paid a marginally lower percentage of critical illness (CI) claims in 2009, but declines due to non-disclosure fell from a half to a third.
Legal and General has announced it paid 93.6% of critical illness claims in 2009.
Fortis UK has announced its protection operation made "good progress" last year and also revealed its proposed new name, Ageas.