Protection

Women are increasing their earning power but less likely than men to have financial protection should they suddenly be unable to work, according to new research.

The FSA will spend £100m implementing EU-wide insurance regulation Solvency II, which is "towards the low end" of original estimates but excludes "considerable" direct costs to the UK industry, FSA CEO Hector Sants says.

Some protection and private medical insurance (PMI) providers could be forced to immediately close to new business on 1 March when a European Court decision on gender underwriting is announced.

Jonathan Davis, who was announced as the new ABI director of investment affairs in November, has revealed he will not take up the role after all.

Aviva has unveiled its protection TV advertising campaign. Is this the chink of light that the industry needs to maximise consumer awareness and engagement, and will it prompt further moves by insurers either individually or collectively?

Unum has launched the UK's first fully fledged group risk scheme that can be fully funded by employee contributions alone.

Colin Williams has been appointed director of corporate at Friends Provident, responsible for the provider's strategy in the corporate benefits market.

A client who owns a four-man window fitting company has asked me to organise business protection for him. This is not an area I'm familiar with, so as a complete beginner how do I go about evaluating the amount I should be protecting him for?

Ben Heffer provides Paul Robertson with an insight into the workings behind Defaqto and an analysis of the market's future

Alistair Sclare issues a call to arms for a PMI sector where dissent is coming to the fore