Legal & General has applauded the "laudable ambitions" of today's 21st Century Welfare consultation paper and believes the protection industry is the perfect partner to assist the Government in welfare reform.

Benefit claimants currently too sick to work could face losing their payments if they do not go back into employment.

A single state benefit could be moving a step nearer today with the publication of a consultation paper on the future of the welfare state.

Friends Provident has produced a guide for employers aimed at helping to reduce absence in the workplace and the estimated £26bn a year cost to British business.

Half of private medical and dental insurance complaints received by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have been upheld in the first quarter of the year.

Zurich has enhanced its protection products for clients who may need to make alterations to existing cover when their circumstances change.

Protection providers Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have suffered significant drops in sales over the first half of the year.

People being assessed for their ability to work are overwhelmingly being found fit and able to look for a job, according to new figures out today.

Government legislation to restrict unhealthy behaviours like smoking, drinking alcohol and eating fatty foods is inevitable if we are to retain a free NHS, according to a new report.

In the first of a series of short interviews with leading industry figures, Andy Milburn, head of marketing at Munich Re, highlights what UK protection can learn from South Africa.