Protection

Stonebridge Group, the mortgage and insurance network, has introduced a new life and protection panel to run alongside its existing whole of market (WOM) offering.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has welcomed the FSA's decision to restart its funding review of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

Defaqto and other ratings agencies have been attacked for "driving the wrong behaviour" by encouraging product complexity and being "in danger of misleading consumers".

Unum has become the second insurer to use ITV's Downton Abbey to promote the importance of income protection (IP).

Bupa has been named as the official health insurance partner of UK Sport for the next two years, including the London Olympics.

A pensioner who faked his own death and posed as his wife to fraudulently claim on his life insurance has been jailed for six years.

David Child has taken over the role of Lifesearch managing director from Tom Baigrie, who moves to become chief executive of the company.

Steve Payne, managing director, protection, at Friends Life, on a growing trend for ‘working women’ to seek independent advice

With the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) coming, the NZ government illustrates a low-cost approach to distributing protection products. Greg Becker explains

This week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll asks: Do you believe the ABI's proposed code of conduct will improve the number of people using the open market option for their retirement income?