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Over the past decade, the world has seen an explosion of online and social activity, all of which is generating vast amounts of data. Louis Rossouw surveys the future for insurance.

Following Morgan Stanley's lead, RGA asked a teenager, Sean Brewer, to conduct research into insurance. The results, with a foreword from Greg Becker, were enlightening

Leaving aside the politics, can private insurance help to solve the problem of looking after the elderly? Jason Hurley puts the case.

The environment income protection is sold into is changing fast. Lee Lovett sees promising signs this could be the start of the time when IP cover comes of age

PROTECTION WATCH

Seán Flynn reports on how employers are looking to improve the effectiveness of their benefits spend and what providers are doing to help them.

As embattled employers look for ways to offer low-cost employee benefits, group critical illness could be just the ticket. So why is the GCI market only one-twentieth the size of group life? Nicola Culley investigates.

Market surveys are nothing without analysis. Paul Avis finds Swiss Re's latest highlights a few worrying trends in group markets but also a number of opportunities.

Amid falling protection sales and a growing protection gap, Pink and Aviva have teamed up to provide a protection training academy for mortgage advisers and people new to the industry. Mark Graves explains why.

Relevant life policies can offer advisers an excellent path into the company protection arena. But how do they work? Jerry Bayman explains.