Protection

Personal accident insurance remains a hugely undersold product, which means many intermediaries are missing an opportunity to generate valuable revenue, says Neil Thunström

Paul Robertson talks to Ian Bird about the little known benefits that many companies offer their staff and the more cost effective products on offer to them

Legal & General (L&G) has increased the maximum benefit on its Group Income Protection scheme from £300,000 to £350,000 for all new and switching schemes.

Swiss Re has said the insurance and reinsurance sectors will continue their "U-shaped" recoveries in 2010 alongside the major global economies.

Tom Baigrie's pan industry protection consumer advertising concept has stalled. Paul Robertson précis Baigries' report on the reasons why

My client Alan owns a building company that employs 47 people. He already has death in service insurance for his employees, and I'm trying to convince him of the need for an employee income protection (IP) policy. What are the arguments to extend this...

Last year in COVER, I raised the concept of a consumer focused quality standard for IP (QS) which would be underpinned by an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approved code of practice.

Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers - skin and lung.

Law Commission proposals on non-disclosure intend to clarify rules over when an adviser is representing a customer and when they are acting for the insurer, writes Owain Thomas and Laura Miller.

Death in service benefits can pose tax and pension problems for high earners, while smaller firms have trouble getting underwriting. Jerry Bayman suggests looking at single life Relevant Life policies