Protection

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.

The European Parliament has faced a call to arms over the treatment of chronic pain.

Increasing employee engagement improves absenteeism rates and take-up of benefit packages according to new research.

Aegon will retain its UK life insurance and protection businesses after outlining the latest stage of plans to cut costs by 25%.

Friends Provident is unveiling a new protection toolkit and a website which it says has been developed in response to feedback from advisers

Bupa is unveiling a new corporate cash plan which starts from £1 per employee, per week.

The NHS could use incentives to help people quit unhealthy habits if proposals from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are adopted.