Protection

Simplyhealth's purchase of Groupama has been delayed due to the volume of work currently being imposed upon the FSA and legal system.

The ABI is set to publish industry guidance to help insurers, brokers and comparison websites better identify insurance application form fraud.

The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) will stage a protest in Westminster this week to demand an increase in the basic state pension.

Bupa has introduced an option to tailor cancer coverage around NHS diagnosis and treatment provision.

The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has announced the programme for its Autumn Conference on 16 November and said it will also open to non-AMII members.

More than half of advisers have yet to adjust their clients' protection needs in the wake of the removal of the default retirement age (DRA), according to Avelo.

At a recent critical illness (CI) conference, it was observed that a lot of the individual market's underwriting problems could be reduced by using a low free cover limit (e.g. £50,000). Would bringing this into line with group business be helpful to...

The Protection Review's independent training has been warmly received by advisers who attended the first two sessions and it is now hoping to arrange further dates next year.

The chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has suggested Parliament will have to give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), one of its successor bodies, even greater powers to protect consumers.

The Treasury is warming to the idea of developing 'simple' products which advisers would then be required to use as benchmarks for their recommendations.