The Law Commission has called for a shakeup of outdated laws governing care provided to the elderly and disabled.

Tele-underwriting has swiftly been embraced in the protection and health insurance industries, but, as Andrew Gething tells Paul Robertson, there is a way to go. Not least a greater degree of adviser interaction.

Bright Grey paid 93% of critical illness (CI) claims last year, with just 2% declined for non-disclosure.

GRiD, the trade organisation for the Group Risk industry, has called for a National Insurance reduction for firms with Group Income Protection Schemes.

Groupama Insurances' combined profitability for the UK operations (before tax and amortisation) reduced to £14.1 million (2008: £30.1 million).

Scottish Provident has reported a four-fold increase in sales of its critical illness plans on an income basis.

In response to customer feedback, Aviva has now added two new reduced out-patient benefit options and a choice of higher excess options, to its Healthier Solutions individual health insurance product.

Confidence levels in the protection industry are increasing, according to a Legal & General (L&G) survey.

For the second year running Income Protection specialist, Dentists' and General Mutual (DG), paid over 99% of its Income Protection claims.

96 per cent of British workers underestimate the true amount that employers spend on employee benefits, according to employee benefits specialists Aon Consulting.