Protection

Think back to the days when the IFA world was wholly paper-based. Only a decade ago, advisers filled in application forms by hand, chased case progress by phone and a huge chunk of the day was swallowed up underneath mountains of paperwork.

As companies confront the economic impacts of recession and plan their survival strategies, Richard Munro examines the challenges facing the health insurance industry.

After much talk of a generic industry-wide protection campaign it seems the ball has started rolling. Paul Robertson explains the what it hopes to achieve and how it may impact the industry.

UK anti-corruption laws are tightening. Richard Burger explains their effects in the insurance arena.

As the housing market continues to struggle and the Bank of England Base Rate remains historically low, Matthew Wyles asks how long it will take for the economy to recuperate following these testing times.

Was the ban on payment protection insurance (PPI) sales by credit providers at the point at which credit is taken out a victory for consumers?

Aviation can be a potentially hazardous hobby. By asking some additional questions, underwriters can determine the category a pilot falls into and the level of risk involved, explains Kevin Carr.

In July last year, the Pensions Institute of the Cass Business School published Death Shall Have No Dominion: Life Settlements and the Ethics of Profiting from Mortality.

Changes are ahead in how medicine is financed. Dr Natalie-Jane Macdonald talks to Paul Robertson about cancer top-ups, wellness programmes and the role of the NHS.

One article really caught my attention recently and got me thinking about the many ways in which people non-disclose.