Protection

There is to be a cap on the overall amount of benefits a family can receive from the state.

Almost four million Britons have less than six months worth of emergency financial provisions, according to new research.

Fortis has confirmed its UK protection operation will be renamed Ageas from January.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has highlighted the challenges and pressures of small brokers to government representatives.

A quartet of insurance giants, including Resolution, considered mounting a multi-billion pound break-up bid for rival Aviva.

Technology provider 1st Exchange has called for the industry to use plain language to ensure product information is jargon free and more accessible to consumers.

More than eight in ten Britons have made no provision for their funeral costs, new research suggests.

The CEA, the European insurance and reinsurance federation, has warned that there could be far-reaching implications for the price and availability of insurance cover if an opinion by the advocate general is upheld by the European Court of Justice.

The FSA has proposed changes to its complaints handling procedure as it reveals pure protection grievances continued to grow in the first half of the year.

To mark the launch of Medicals Direct International (MDI) the company has signed as a main sponsor of a major international conference for insurance underwriters.