Following findings that only 2.7% of new mortgage borrowers buy unemployment, has been revealed nearly half of mortgage lenders are failing to offer it as an option.

Exeter Family Friendly has announced the continuation of its programme of adviser seminars as UK protection sales remain "frighteningly low."

British health and care provision must change to take account of a rapidly ageing population The King's Fund has cautioned.

The outlook for the financial services sector is seen to be improving as a consequence of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), but most advisers report protection sales continue to lag following its introduction.

Ellipse is about to bring the issue of service to the adviser into the forefront of the group protection industry. John Ritchie explains all to Paul Robertson.

Skandia, which re-entered the advised protection market last year, paid out on 96% of critical illness insurance (CII) claims in 2013.

LifeSearch has announced it had advised on £480m worth of protection products over the last year as a backdrop to the advisers' tenth annual awards ceremony.

Cash plans have become as popular as health insurance among UK workers.

Only 2.7% of people taking out new mortgages and 5.4% of existing borrowers have financial cover to ensure continuity of their payments if they become unemployed, research has found.

Best Doctors and Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland Limited have announced an exclusive agreement.