Protection

A great editor once said to me "what's the point in insuring anything if you haven't got an income to pay for it?".

Norwich Union Life says its service and commitment to advisers will "in no way" be affected after announcing as many as 1,390 jobs could be cut, including 800 permanent employees.

Royal London has pledged to continue a multi-brand approach in its protection operation despite today announcing a single management team will oversee both Bright Grey and Scottish Provident.

The Health Claims Forum is calling for uniformity in life insurer claim statistics.

Every one of the 28 critical illness (CI) claims declined by Skandia in 2008 was due to the definition not being met, it reveals today.

The current economic crisis has generated a lot of criticism of the position of public sector workers and in the world of planet insurance, one group of employees could be exempt from the pain of the recession until 2011 - GPs who receive fees for medical...

Good oral health is not just about avoiding the dentist's drill - it is also linked to general health and wellbeing of employees. Pam Whelan explores dental benefit schemes.

PMI must adapt and cover needs of ageing society

Voice risk analysis has made the underwriting process more efficient. Richard Sheridan explains how this technology and human judgement can work together in other arenas.

Gordon, 58, wishes to take out a private medical insurance (PMI) policy. He is in generally good health but works in an extremely stressful position as a highly paid civil servant. However, due to the recession, he will probably find himself retiring...