Protection

A growing number of UK workers are giving a short-term boost to their salaries by contracting out of their company's employee benefits, Unum has found.

The proposed increased Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) award limit is ‘not keeping pace'with today's costs, according to the (FOS).

EU moves to enforce gender equality in insurance rates and pension calculations could lead to greater inequality The Actuarial Profession has said.

The FSA has cancelled an insurance broker's Part IV permissions for failing to meet its capital adequacy requirements.

The government spending review will have a direct effect on financial services

The number of NHS patients waiting six weeks or more for diagnostic tests has leapt by more than 50%.

Compass Mortgage and Insurance services are launching a new insurance brand called ‘Unusual Risks' that is specifically for people looking for products in unusual circumstances.

Suncorp group chief executive Patrick Snowball, the man who previously ran Aviva's UK operation, has warned life insurers they could die out unless they innovate and change.

Consumers view their financial health in stark contrast to how the protection industry thinks they should, according to research from Swiss Re.

The coalition government has unveiled its NHS cancer strategy which includes a £60m investment in bowel cancer screening and a commitment to funding 1,200 more specialists.