An exception for employers offering group risk benefits has been included in Government plans to scrap the default retirement age (DRA).

Expanding the protection market to new audiences is one of the most important challenges facing the industry at present. Owain Thomas meets Marco Forato, who is charged with that task at Unum

The term assurance sector has been slow and steady recently, but as Owain Thomas writes, it could do with a boost from the housing market

The British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) is seeking intermediary evidence to support its response to the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) review of the private healthcare market.

Alico has been rebranded under the MetLife name following its acquisition by the company in November.

Medicals Direct has appointed Philip Gregory as chairman as it looks to continue its global expansion.

Fortis Life has completed its rebrand as Ageas Protect.

Private medical insurers could be heading for a full scale conflict with medical practitioners as doctors' leaders are increasingly targeting providers' fee schedules.

The Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) has welcomed the FSA's exemption of Holloway protection products from the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) but said the ‘limited' concession does not go far enough.

Protection advice drove only 4% of people who sought out an IFA last year, according to results from Unbiased.