Individual Protection

Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) complainants received a total of £215m in redress in the first half of 2011, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed.

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

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

Living on state benefits would require significant lifestyle changes for those found too sick to work compared to being employed, a team of bloggers has found.

More than 11,000 benefit sanctions were imposed on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants between June last year and the end of May.

Royal London, owner of Bright Grey, said disruption caused by its takeover of Scottish Provident three years ago had hit service levels following criticism from advisers.

The Irish Central Bank has launched an investigation into the mis-selling of payment protection insurance on loans.

Avelo Exchange has added Engage Mutual's guaranteed 50 plus life cover plan to its service becoming the first to do so in the intermediary market.

6,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, making it the fifth most common cancer in women, according to cancer research. Mary Randell outlines its insurance ramifications.

Protecting the biggest purchase a person is likely to make should be a key decision. Owain Thomas asks whether mortgage payment protection insurance is still a worthwhile option.