Protection

Mike Farrell, head of sales and marketing at Royal Liver Assurance, has joined LV= as head of protection sales.

The FSA has ordered firms selling pure protection and PPI plans to review their sales policies and compliance procedures after finding "disappointing" oral disclosure practices by some firms.

The reporting of medical events in NHS hospitals is seriously affecting the ability to make informed decisions about where to receive treatment, medical analysts have found.

Support for an unbiased protection training academy is growing following the announcement that 17 industrywide companies have signed up to the first phase of the initiative.

Circle healthcare has become the first private company to take control of an NHS hospital.

Engage Mutual has acquired Provincial Hospital Services Association (PHSA), a not for profit specialist in health cash plans and private medical insurance.

John Ritchie reviews the trends in employee benefits and looks ahead to its future growth.

Insurers LV=, Zurich, Friends Provident and Fortis are among this year's Gold Standard Award winners.

Six in ten Britons do not have any protection in place and a third would be forced to drastically cut back on living costs should they or the main breadwinner be unable to work, according to new research.

Last month it was social impact bonds. By the time you read this another ‘new' initiative will be about to surface from under the radar.