Protection

The frightening news suggesting more than 1.7 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2051 indicates advisers should be doing more to encourage their clients to take out long-term care insurance.

Bright Grey has announced it is entering the individual corporate protection market towards the end of the year as part of a "natural step" in the firm's development.

Just Retirement has announced it is entering the protection market in July and has appointed Paul Cowman, head of protection at Prudential, to develop its product strategy.

I was settling into my aircraft seat recently - an exit row aisle seat so with a little extra legroom - when I noticed Gordon Brown coming in through the door.

Paymentshield is launching a mortgage payment protection insurance product in late summer, which is designed to incorporate the benefits of income protection.

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The Financial Services Authority is proposing to replace its training and competence 'commitments' with an overarching 'competent employees' requirement - contained in MiFID - and apply it to all authorised firms.

Half of consumers believe it is compulsory to buy life insurance when taking out a mortgage, according to a survey from the Financial Services Authority.