Protection

Officials within the protection industry believe the number of insurance advisers will fall by up to 30% once regulations come into effect in January next year, latest research suggest.

Protection firms' striving to gain "extra tick" perfection in product comparison tables has complicated life for advisers while still "ignoring" the real needs of consumers, warns protection expert.

Some 42% of the UK adult population has no life cover, yet three-quarters of these people have a mortgage or dependents, according to research from IFA Promotion.

Some thyroid gland disorders can have serious implications. Simon Taylor gives an underwriter's view of the various levels of risk associated with each condition

BUPA's decision to withdraw from the pre-funded long term care (LTC) market has further reduced the size of the already dwindling sector. Does the market still have a future?

Controversial findings of a Norwich Union survey suggest insurance brokers comfortable with technology would not be sad to see a thinning of the ranks of intermediaries who are less used to IT in business.

Intermediaries seeking guarantees of getting FSA authorisation in time to carry on regulated insurance business as of 14 January next year have just two more weeks to file their applications, says Norwich Union.

Bridging the gap between life cover required and life cover actually in place on both the individual and corporate level will be hugely difficult, according to findings of research into the issue published by Swiss Re.

Problems of price and accessibility in the PI cover market will persist because of underlying factors such as market rebalancing by reinsurers in the wake of 9/11, increasing regulatory demands, and issues of "moral hazard" according to consultants to...

Relative stability in the guaranteed critical illness insurance market may only be 'a blip' as coming regulation and product development are likely to shift the market again, warns LifeSearch.