Protection

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.

Private clients in care homes are charged more than those paying under local authority arrangements, a situation set to worsen, Partnership has found.

UK consumers are putting too much emphasis on price when insuring their lives, according to new research.

Friends Provident head of protection sales Ed Stuart-Brown has left the provider to join network Intrinsic Financial Services as group protection director.

Insurer Genworth Financial has warned consumers risk debt problems and lowered standards of living due to inadequate protection levels.

Bupa has delivered a strong response to news that concerns over health insurers' doctor payment schedules are to be reported to the FSA.

Protection products will be ‘pivotal' to adviser firms' future prosperity, according to Sesame Bankhall.

Law Commission proposals to hold insurers liable for damages after delays or refusing to pay a valid claim have been welcomed.

Improvements have been made in cancer care since 2007, however, lack of information on costs and outcomes inhibits improvements, according to an National Audit Office (NAO) report.

The Cycle to Work scheme has been growing in popularity. However, have HMRC guidance plus a recent court ruling put a spanner in the spokes? Paul Bartlett investigates