Defaqto has warned that the public should not be turned off protection products following the fall out of the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal.

Families are failing to protect themselves despite being more worried than ever by the rising cost of living and falling salaries, new research has found.

The Cancer Drugs Fund has led to a ‘devastating divide' in access to treatment between England and other home nations, according to a cancer charity.

Critical illness (CI) and life insurance claims payments reached almost £2bn last year, according to figures published by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

The private healthcare market ‘may not be working well for consumers', the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.

Zurich paid 89% of critical illness (CI) claims received in the first six months of the year with payments amounting to £43.7m.

Unison has called for an immediate halt to the government's Health and Social Care Bill that will reform the NHS and highlighted fears that private patients may get priority.

More than 1,000 advisers are now writing protection business through Sesame Bankhall Group's panel following its launch last November, the network has announced.

Ageas Protect has almost doubled its income and nearly halved its loss over the first six months of the year.

Scottish Provident paid 91% of critical illness (CI) claims during the first half of the year.