Individual Protection

Protection is a basic requirement, regardless of where someone is born or raised. Peter Carvill tackles the delicate subject of immigration and why insurers should not shy away from covering foreign-born people

The plan is a regular premium protection plan, designed to provide individual protection to cover mo...

Or is it? Women may pay less for car insurance but it is the fairer sex that ends up out of pocket when it comes to protecting against long-term illness. Samantha Downes asks whether it is fair for women to pay higher premiums

Providers rush to launch business protection plans

The future is bright?

The Business Protection Menu offers a range of covers. Policyholders can choose one cover, or a comb...

Three in four advisers think launching income protection with a shorter payout period would endanger...

Bupa Income Protection provides a policyholder with a regular income if they are in paid work and il...

John, 45, was admitted to hospital last year suffering with chest pains. John runs his own business as a site manager of a quarry, and would like to take out business protection so that the business is catered for should something happen to him. He works...

Despite being cast as the black sheep of the insurance industry, there is a future for the payment protection insurance markets if they can gain the trust of consumers. Lucy Quinton reports.