Feature

An ageing workforce alongside ageing IT systems is a looming problem for the insurance industry. We must act now, says Tim Crossley.

A large proportion of the protections sales force is under qualified to sell protection in a market offering huge opportunities, says Richard Verdin.

Whether individual or group, Wojciech Dochan and Linton Penman believe advisers can benefit from income protection's additional benefits and technology.

Life cover for high earners. David Pugh asks: Are senior employees and their beneficiaries at risk?

John, 45, is an office manager looking for protection. He has a £200,000 mortgage and two children that he has custody of following his divorce two years ago. He does not exercise and although he had an alcohol problem four years ago, he does not drink....

As the sector takes on more risk, Lee Lovett gives an insight into factors affecting the underwriting of group business.

Do you think that any standardisation of qualifications for advisers will improve public trust in the insurance industry, leading to an uptake in the amount of people seeking out independent advice?

With the cost of dentistry in the UK rising and the growing popularity of dental tourism, Matthew Reeves examines the evolution of the present system.

The days of automatically providing top-of-the range international private medical insurance (IPMI) cover to expatriate employees are a thing of the past, says Debra Williams. In challenging times, how should advisers direct clients to best maximise value...

Today's culture bombards us with images of unrealistic expectations of how we should all look, so what does it mean for insurers as more and more people, females in particular, are subjecting their bodies to a strategy of dietary abuse?