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Advisers who are wary of the business protection market may be missing out on lucrative opportunities. Alun Beynon answers some need-to-know questions

A new MA degree in case management should increase professionalism in the rehabiliation sector, says Lynn Rouse

The health insurance and protection markets saw significant changes in the last year. Here, seven key industry figures reveal their thoughts, hopes and fears for 2006

If you're diabetic, slightly rotund - or enjoy paragliding - then insurers may charge you extra. Almost no one seems to be a standard proposition these days, writes Samantha Downes

Every two minutes a heart attack strikes someone somewhere in the UK. Clare Guy explains the signs and symptoms, and the implications for underwriters

As the Financial Services Authority (FSA) celebrates its first anniversary as insurance market regulator, Edward Murray analyses the regulations and asks if more tailoring is required

Early detection is the key to the most common cancer among women, says Helen Cliff - and the prognoses are improving

Payment protection insurance is under scrutiny as never before; and now the complaints have reached the ear of the OFT, write David Heard and Vanessa Evanson-Goddard

Speculation is rife that the protection market is in the grip of a rate war. Johanna Gornitzki examines whether this is true and, if so, what the consequences could be for the industry

Most skiers buy winter sports cover, but a big crash on the slopes could affect an entire protection portfolio. IFAs need to be aware of clients' alpine activities, says Peter Madigan