Individual Protection

The protection market has started to recover over the last year, but it is being propped up by resurging critical illness sales, according to FSA figures.

Royal London has described the protection market as "very challenging" after announcing a one-fifth fall in sales over the first half of the year.

Progress has revealed it paid 89.5% of critical illness (CI) claims in the first seven months of the year.

Fortis' protection business has continued its "good progress" in the first half of the year having completed its whole of market roll out.

The ABI is highlighting the need for clients to fully disclose their medical history when taking out protection and health insurance.

COVER readers overwhelmingly believe the current shrinkage in protection market provider numbers is a detriment to the sector.

Cirencester friendly is running a series of income protection (IP) roadshows throughout the country.

We all seem to be the victims of data overload, but there are some areas of the financial services world where there appears to be a dearth of information.

Cover's editor, Paul Robertson, is relishing the Government bashing kiddies and grannies.

Bupa is offering a free health assessment to all new income protection customers and their introducing intermediary.