Protection

WPA is launching a healthcare cash plan to the individual and corporate markets.

More than a third of European workers would willingly sacrifice some of their pay for greater financial protection in the event of illness or injury, research suggests.

Friends Provident's total sales rose were up 35% year to date helped by the international business, but UK inflows were flat.

Munich Re is expecting a higher consolidated result for 2010 than previously expected, boosted by significant improvements in the group's primary insurance and healthcare arms, according to its Q3 results.

The number of online search enquiries by consumers for protection products has increased by 39% since the beginning of the year.

Medicals Direct has claimed there is a lack of investment in the Claims function within the UK protection industry.

Partnership's Chris Horlick says today's headline figures that 20,000 people are selling their homes to fund care is just the tip of the iceberg.

Over 20,000 pensioners were forced to sell their homes to pay for residential care last year, according to new figures out today.

Exeter Family Friendly is cutting premiums on its Health Cover for Me private medical insurance (PMI) plan by up to 12.5%.

Protect is holding a payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints workshop aimed at explaining the impact of the FSA's upcoming policy statement.