Protection

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is warning consumers against using claims management companies to retrieve money from mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

The coming year promises to be a tough one for the private healthcare sector, according to a new report from analyst Laing and Buisson.

Healix has voiced support for the use of open referrals within the private medical insurance (PMI) market but warned that insurers need to be more transparent about the process.

Advisers have given the Treasury's simple products initiative a tentative thumbs up while recognising that the financial services industry is overly complicated.

Universal Provident has launched a new combined protection and health insurance product aimed at customers forced to reduce their cover limits.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (Amii) has announced 500 people have now passed the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)/AMII IF7 private medical insurance (PMI) exam.

WPA has introduced moratorium underwriting on its individual private medical insurance (PMI) plans for clients who fit certain criteria.

Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) redress totals have reached a new peak after payments rocketed by more than £100m in just one month.

Britons are twice as likely to gamble with their health as with their money or career, new research has found.

Andrew Dilnot's call for financial services to engage in long-term care funding is not being given any stimulus according to Partnership managing director for care, Chris Horlick.