Protection

A senior City of London Police detective has been appointed to lead the specialist insurance fraud police unit.

Ten of this week's best-read articles...

Last night COVER recognised the best work of those in the health insurance and protection world.

Louise Colley from Aviva picked up the Outstanding Achievement Award at last night's COVER Excellence Awards.

Aviva has reduced its not taken up (NTU) rates for protection products by a quarter over the last three years.

Lord Robert Winston has slammed the government's Health and Social Care Bill saying there was "a hell of a lot wrong with it" and said it did not address patients basic medical needs.

Stress and other mental health issues are now the most common reason for people absent from work, new research has found.

A specialist insurance provider has been disciplined by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for an advert branded "provocative" and "degrading".

Lifesearch has developed an outsourced protection service for advisers which it will bring to market if there is support for the offering, CEO Tom Baigrie has revealed.

Fiona Murphy looks at the perceptions surrounding long term care funding and how advisers are responding to client needs.