Consumers view their financial health in stark contrast to how the protection industry thinks they should, according to research from Swiss Re.

The coalition government has unveiled its NHS cancer strategy which includes a £60m investment in bowel cancer screening and a commitment to funding 1,200 more specialists.

LV= is offering a 5% discount on income protection for the rest of the year.

Almost four million Britons have less than six months worth of emergency financial provisions, according to new research.

Fortis has confirmed its UK protection operation will be renamed Ageas from January.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has highlighted the challenges and pressures of small brokers to government representatives.

Technology provider 1st Exchange has called for the industry to use plain language to ensure product information is jargon free and more accessible to consumers.

More than eight in ten Britons have made no provision for their funeral costs, new research suggests.

Aviva is now accepting faxed and emailed copies of application and claims forms for its international private medical insurance (IPMI) offering.

The FSA has proposed changes to its complaints handling procedure as it reveals pure protection grievances continued to grow in the first half of the year.