Protection

Intermediaries have hit out at providers who are increasingly cutting premiums and then applying exclusions, loadings and additional conditions to reduce their risk.

The Financial Services Authority will consult later this year on how firms' complaints-handling requirements may change as a result of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid).

I finally started thinking about getting some kind of financial protection on Monday, but I've since discovered most insurers won't pay out for alcohol abuse - which could be a problem in my career as a journalist!

One in 10 working Britons fear their jobs are in imminent danger but over a third have little or no savings to tide them through emergencies, according to Prudential.

The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) will remove significant obstacles for IFAs wishing to give advice to clients who live in other member states.

Almost being dragged into the sea while racing with Skandia at Cowes Week - I was hauling in the spinnaker at the time - should have made me think I ought to have some sort of financial protection.

Providers have hit back at claims many intermediaries are not considering pension term assurance (PTA) as an option for their clients.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the British Medical Association (BMA) have agreed a five-year deal over the quality of reports prepared by GPs for insurers and patients.

Consumers have a 'worrying' lack of understanding around the critical illness (CI) application process, according to a survey by Scottish Equitable Protect.

People who have saved all their lives should not be penalised by paying more for long term care (LTC) than those who have not, according to several IFAs.