Protection

Three-quarters of over-50s expect the government to pay for all or most of their long-term care needs, research suggests.

Ageas Protect has added a new national sales manager and strategic account manager to join its protection business from Bupa.

Morgan Ash has launched a Supplementary Tele-Interview service, designed to allow underwriters who need further evidence on a case to obtain it quickly in a secure manner.

The asset threshold over which individuals cannot access state help with long term care (LTC) bills has been frozen at £23,250 until 2013.

Groupama Healthcare saw its business grow, as total revenues at Groupama Insurances rose 4.6% to £470.9 million (2009: £450.3 million), mainly down to rising premium rates in the company's private car portfolio.

The Government has announced an independent review into sickness absence in the workplace.

Zurich has recorded its highest quarterly protection market share as part of an overall growth in its IFA presence.

Graham Harvey, managing director of individual protection at Friends Provident, on the impact an often overlooked illness can have on people’s finances.

Insurers could be prevented from using age, health and any other form of differentiation to underwrite and price products if a French administrative authority has its way.

The FSA expects protection and health insurance to be among the most likely product areas affected if the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rules that gender based pricing is illegal.