Protection

Lifesearch is in final negotiations on a plan to offer clients general insurance products.

Ageas Protect has seen its protection business almost double over the first three quarters of the year although it is yet to reach profitability.

Friends Life has announced completion of the outsourcing on IT and Customer Service functions of its UK Heritage business.

Group protection business at Friends Life dropped by more than half in the third quarter of the year while individual business slipped slightly compared to the previous three months.

The government's assertion that the National Health Service is inefficient and ineffective in treating cancer has been challenged by academics.

More people have used professional advice when considering financial products than a year ago but the majority still do not see it as necessary, according to research.

Long-term care, Dilnot and the adviser's role. Paul Robertson discusses all this with Partnership's Chris Horlick.

This genetic illness affects about one in 800 people in the UK. Mary Randell explains how advisers can offer cover for it

My client is just starting out in freelance consultancy after being made redundant. He is a single parent with a 14-year-old daughter and previously had all major protections and private medical insurance (PMI) through work. I will cover him for the usual...

Policies often cover the breadwinner, but should we be selling more protection to cover events affecting other family members? Greg Becker looks at the Australian answer