Protection

Bright Grey has announced it paid 98% of life claims in the first six months of the year.

Matthew Wood of Genesis Wealth Management has been revealed as first prize winner of the PruProtect World Cup Fantasy football competition.

PruProtect has revealed its new business grew by 98% to £10.9m (APE) in the first half of 2010.

Owain Thomas looks at the direction of the protection market

Fergus Bescoby investigates the UK's largest cause of work related absence

The FSA has imposed a lifetime ban on David Marriott, the former chief executive of two insurance intermediaries, for persistent misuse of client money.

IFAs still own the largest portion of the protection market despite its long-term sales slump, according to the FSA.

Sickness and disability benefit claims problems are seeing a huge surge in volumes, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).

Increasing concerns from employers about workplace wellbeing could see a growth in demand for group healthcare benefits, according to new research.

The protection market has started to recover over the last year, but it is being propped up by resurging critical illness sales, according to FSA figures.