Protection

With less than a year before the ECJ ruling on gender discrimination comes into effect, there is still confusion as to how insurers should respond, according to specialists.

Which? has urged banks to streamline their payment protection insurance (PPI) claim process or risk exposing customers to claims management companies, after just a quarter of the promised amount of redress was paid out in 2011.

The most unnecessarily underinsured group in the UK is the HIV community, according to specialist advisers Unusual Risks.

The strain of the payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling scandal shows no sign of slowing as figures from the FSA show redress payments surged to a new monthly high in December.

Lifesearch has applauded Legal & General's use of subject access requests (SARs) to obtain extra medical data and said it is seeing positive results for clients.

Employers are increasingly looking for a employee benefits provider offering an easy to use service for employees.

The number of staff taking time off due to job stress has increased by 25% and total time off due to psychological problems by more than a third, research has found.

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) is seeking clarity from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on whether advisers will need extra qualifications on long term care (LTC) insurance to remain independent post-RDR.

LV= has launched a free online tool to help advisers write new and existing life policies in trust from any provider.

Life settlements fund EEA has generated nearly £40m in revenues in the last two months, despite its suspension following "unprecedented" redemption requests.