Protection

Ranking people in affordability terms for long term care (LTC) would open the market to insurers actuaries have been told.

Long term care needs cannot be assessed by an estimation of meeting costs the International Longevity Centre (ILC) has said.

A firm of solicitors which claimed people who need their homes converted to live independently must use a law firm for advice has been slapped on the wrist by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

The newly launched private medical insurance (PMI) scheme launched from the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) is coming under increasing criticism from brokers.

Friends Life protection expert Graham Harvey says advisers must help ‘squeezed middle’ clients overcome the objection that protection is too expensive…

In the first of a series of planned announcements over the next six weeks, Bright Grey and Scottish Provident have revealed their sales teams will be promoting each others products.

The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) has released an updated statement for its surgeons regarding Bupa's plans to review arthroscopic knee operation referrals.

Long term care (LTC) insurance products will remain niche in spite of a growing need unless people are forced to buy them, the OECD said.

Ageas Protect has seen strong growth protection business in the first quarter of the year but reported a pre-tax loss.

Groupama has revealed it is poised to relaunch a product while also actively seeking partnerships with hospital networks to add to its private medical insurance (PMI) offering.