Protection

Southern Cross has been given four months to find a solution to its financial problems.

Bright Grey has increased the scope of its critical illness (CI) claims panel to also cover Scottish Provident policies.

Aviva has appointed new director for health and group risk at its UK business.

The Financial Services Authority has agreed to temporary measures for HSBC to deal with payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints.

GPs have condemned the care offered to mental health patients by the NHS while some have resorted to prescribing drugs to those facing long waiting lists.

The stage of life when people even consider taking out protection insurance is changing and advisers must react, says Friends Life protection head Graham Harvey…

The number of dads holding income protection (IP) has fallen by 5% in two years, according to results from Legal & General.

Prime Minister David Cameron said the government had "listened" and "learned" as he announced significant changes to the Health and Social Care Bill.

The majority of brokers feel penalties for insurance fraud should be higher and have called for a central database of fraudsters, research has found.

Competition can be a good thing for the NHS but private companies should not be allowed to cherry pick certain patients, according to the NHS Future Forum.