Friends Provident is urging Britons to protect themselves for life as readily as they do for travel.

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) does not incentivise work and there is still a widespread belief among claimants that they would be better off on benefit than in work, according to a new report.

The results to COVER's June poll were pretty decisive, and now we're asking for your views on another of the protection market's pressing issues.

Legal & General (L&G) has branded advice too expensive to produce products to support the Government's reduction on welfare spending.

Bupa has announced a price revision for its critical illness rates.

Axa's Protection Account has been added to the Webline portal's menu based product range.

Advisers will need to complete a minimum of 35 hours of relevant CPD each year, according to the FSA's latest Retail Distribution Review paper.

The FSA says it needs more time to consider the costs and benefits of introducing professional requirements for advisers selling pure protection.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has highlighted examples of bad protection advice from complaints referred to it during the recession.

Axa have re-affirmed their commitment to the private healthcare market and its Bluefin adviser group after selling its Life business to Resolution for £2.75bn.