Families have more cover in place for their property and possessions than they do to protect themselves and their families, statistics from Nationwide have shown.

Legal & General has become the first non mutual of 2011 to publish its income protection (IP) claims data.

Gender discrimination - what went wrong?

WPA is "freeing up" its group underwriting methods through greater use of automation, allowing instant quoting and real time data of who is on risk.

National Friendly has withdrawn its Five Year Fixed Healthcare and Healthguard products for sale to new customers.

Friends Life, launched today, may focus on group markets and simple products.

Cash plan provider Westfield Health has acquired the business of PatientChoice, which administers, markets and sells health insurance products.

Long term absence is a business affecting issue for 50% of employers, with 27% claiming it as a ‘major headache', new research from Aviva has found.

Legal & General has launched a new administration system for the Group Protection market.

Global private health insurer, ALC Health, has included Innocent Bystander Cover within two of its plans.