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The FSA is currently consulting on its guidance for payment protection insurance (PPI) and potential replacement products such as short-term income protection (STIP).

Fraud is becoming a key target for the health insurance industry as it bids to stem the continued growth in medical inflation.

The debate around making protection compulsory has sparked a number of provocative comments along with reasons why it can't work.

It is perhaps not a little ironic that on the eve of deadline day for three major banking groups to resolve their pre-judicial review payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints, another possible ‘protection' mis-selling scandal is uncovered.

The ongoing dispute between Bupa and surgeons' representative bodies is now on the verge of entering its fourth month and has earned the title "saga" at COVER.

The Dilnot Commission report, set up by the Government to recommend a fair and sustainable funding system for adult social care in England, is to be welcomed.

One of the most commonly cited reasons for poor protection sales is that most of the country is unaware of the availability of these products and what support they can provide.

Today's proposal for a public funded-private sector operated long-term care (LTC) insurance by think tank Strategic Society Centre is to be commended and condemned.

In the ongoing battle between the legal profession and the insurance industry, the latter currently sits at win-one-lose-one, but the big fight may be yet to come...

The new ESA statistics are being abused but, says Owain Thomas, they could spur IP sales.