Protection

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has made recommendations for providers of term assurance, payment protection insurance (PPI) and income protection products to consider when designing financial promotions.

Mortgage intermediaries widely support the "de-bundling" of accident, sickness and unemployment PPI, but some industry figures argue consumers will not necessarily benefit from such a change.

A new Protection Committee has been launched to oversee the Association of British Insurers' (ABI) policy development work on critical illness and income protection insurance.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a market study to look in depth at the payment protection insurance (PPI) sector following a super-complaint from Citizens Advice.

Personal care in Scotland is free only where such care falls within a precise legal definition, which some local authorities find difficult to understand and charge unnecessarily as a result, according to Alison Bowes at the University of Sterling.

Elsie, 54, is a secretary for a big law firm in the City. She is covered by her employer's group income protection scheme. However, the scheme will only cover her until she reaches retirement age - 60. While she will receive a substantial pension she...

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A report into the funding of social care for older people has suggested replacing the current regime with a 'partnership' model, which provides a universal minimum level of care and offers incentives for private top-ups.

Scottish Equitable Protect has announced details of its new Pension Term Assurance (PTA) contract - "Life Protection with Tax Relief" (LPTR) - which will be available from 6 April.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) and Cass Business School are launching a competition to win an MSc scholarship worth £13,500.