Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) is causing so much hassle in the industry, that this month Anthony Burpitt goes back to basics

Pamela Reid highlights the importance of employing a thorough due diligence process when choosing investments

Andrew Gadd puts forward the case for using VCTs as part of a retirement planning strategy

Leon, (50) a shipping manager, has just married Emma (45) who has an 18 year-old daughter, Joanne.

Recent data has shown that inflation in the UK has risen for the first time since February. CPI, where the Bank of England has a target rate of 2%, rose to 1.5% in October from 1.1% in September. The RPI measure also rose in October to -0.8% from -1.4%...

New HIV infections have been reduced by 17% worldwide over the past eight years.

Ellipse has come into the group risk market with the aim of changing the methods of underwriting and customer service. What do you think could be reasonably changed about the current underwriting procedure?

With the Law Commission's reform of insurance contract law almost complete - is the industry ready for change? Will the new law reflect the current industry practice and last another 100 years, asks Gill Salton?

As a general election gets closer, parties are fighting to be ‘protector of the NHS'. Jill Davies explores the possibility of NHS spending cuts and how health cash plans might change as a result

Communicating a policy's peripheral benefits can add the edge that intermediaries need to make the sale, says Dominic Howard