Protection

Pulse Insurance has entered the Income protection (IP) market. As with the firm's life and medical products it will be aimed at the impaired life and difficult to place market.

Medicare International has launched a new international private health insurance policy option, Executive Plus, aimed at working and retired expatriates worldwide. Clients can now choose between four levels of cover.

Lead generation company Leadbay has launched a trial in private medical insurance leads with Best Health UK and Chase Templeton.

Following his trip around some of the insurance world's most developed markets, Mark Jones talks to Paul Robertson on the lessons learnt.

Financial advisers have been warned to tighten their data security as new powers mean they could be fined twice for breaches.

Friends Provident has ended discussions with Resolution after rejecting yet another takeover proposal by the Clive Cowdery-led group.

John, 45, is an office manager looking for protection. He has a £200 000 mortgage and two children that he has custody of following his divorce two years ago. He doesn't exercise and although he had an alcohol problem four years ago, he does not drink....

An influential protection IFA has said he is willing to take a less commission by using only those insurers offering ‘Big T' tele-underwriting.

The FSA has been criticised for coupling short-term income protection (IP) with payment protection insurance (PPI) in a letter warning providers about contract terms.

Do you think that any standardisation of qualifications for advisers will improve public trust in the insurance industry, leading to an uptake in the amount of people seeking independent advice?