Protection

Universal Provident has brought the underwriting of its product range in house with sister company Personal Assurance now the insurer.

LV= has launched a new version of its reference book; the "Little Book of Protection".

Did you know: Almost 1,400 people are made redundant every day in the UK.

Doctors have called on Britons to take greater responsibility for their health and voiced their fears that GP-led commissioning could harm patient care.

Insurance and pension brands fare the worst in financial services, research from brand agency Uffindell has found.

NatWest, part of the group which brought Britain's banking sector to the brink of collapse, and Tesco, a relative infant in financial services, have made it into the top five most loved brands in finance, while all the big insurers languish in bottom...

Aegon is set to sell its Guardian life insurance arm for £250m, according to the Sunday Times.

The Mortgage Market Review (MMR) could significantly affect the protection market, Swiss Re has said.

Aviva's leap up the blue-chip index has ignited further market speculation that at least two insurers could be mulling over a possible approach worth 575p a share valuing the insurer at £14.8bn.

Surgeons' representatives have questioned Bupa's claim of support by the General Medical Council (GMC) for its knee surgery review procedure.