Protection

As reported in COVER's mid-November news bulletin, UnumProvident's plans to take over Swiss Life UK's employee benefits business have been put on hold following the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) decision to refer the proposed acquisition to the Competition...

Lung cancer charities have called for more position emission tomography (PET) scanners to be provided on the NHS to help prevent unnecessary surgery.

CI has an uncertain future due to increasing rates of diagnosis and survival. Some policies have already removed conditions such as prostate cancer as the survival rates are now greatly improved.

Term assurance for people aged over 70 will continue to be classed as an investment product under the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) new rules, despite all other term assurance being classed as general insurance.

Scottish Widows offers a range of protection options for your clients - with Terminal Illness cover automatically included with all life insurance. Our plans offer protection suitable for mortgages, loans, businesses and key person cover.

Cardiac arrhythmia is a common heart problem. Paula Kemp explains what advisers should know when sufferers apply for life and health cover

budget protection focus

The Pension Annuity Friendly Society (PAFS) recently launched a new pre-funded long term care (LTC) solution. Will this wave of innovation continue and is the market likely to see more new products?

Sion Pedrog outlines some common blood disorders and asks how underwriters view different conditions

The business protection market offers untold opportunities for IFAs, says Heather Armstrong