Bright Grey

Clients must be on risk before midnight on 5th December to benefit from tax relief on pension term assurance policies, according to HMRC.

So the celebrities are back in the jungle; 100,000 wannabe pop stars have been whittled down to 12 to face Simon Cowell's constructive criticism; and 12 couples are dancing their hearts out in the hope of triumph in Brucie's ballroom.

I don't think I'll ever get over the sight of Richard Walsh, head of health and protection at the Association of British Insurers, dressed up as Sid Vicious and singing ‘My Way'.

People regard life as the most important thing to insure but in reality they buy home contents and travel insurance, according to research from Bright Grey.

The Office of Fair Trading recently announced it is referring the payment protection insurance market to the Competition Commission, but some advisers and providers have raised doubts about whether such a move is appropriate.

Since I moved to Edinburgh nearly fourteen years ago I've spent a good deal of time on aeroplanes travelling backwards and forwards to London. Over the years you learn things about UK domestic travel.

Another set of statistics about sales of pension term assurance was published yesterday, this time from HSBC which claims 84% of its life-only policies sold are PTA products.

IFAs and providers are calling for further clarification on whether proposals to introduce a ‘non-contestability' period into life insurance policies would apply to deliberate non-disclosures.

A long time ago I was a student studying economics at Leeds University. I learned about such useful subjects as "Perfect Competition" and the "Paradox of Thrift".

The Financial Services Authority's proposal to free-up capital across the life insurance industry has led some providers to suggest there could be reduced premiums and greater innovation across the protection industry.