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The protection industry has generally welcomed the ABI's decision not to re-name Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) on critical illness insurance and the agreement on industrywide standards.

Engage Mutual has acquired Provincial Hospital Services Association (PHSA), a not for profit specialist in health cash plans and private medical insurance.

The ABI has scrapped proposals to change the name of Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) cover on critical illness (CI) plans.

Insurers LV=, Zurich, Friends Provident and Fortis are among this year's Gold Standard Award winners.

Six in ten Britons do not have any protection in place and a third would be forced to drastically cut back on living costs should they or the main breadwinner be unable to work, according to new research.

Life insurers are ‘living in the dark ages' and stigmatising HIV positive clients meaning their needs are not being met, according to research.

Work Capability Assessments (WCA) for those claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) are to be made ‘fairer' and ‘more effective' following an independent review.

Private clients in care homes are charged more than those paying under local authority arrangements, a situation set to worsen, Partnership has found.

UK consumers are putting too much emphasis on price when insuring their lives, according to new research.

Insurer Genworth Financial has warned consumers risk debt problems and lowered standards of living due to inadequate protection levels.