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Cash plans are increasingly used in place of private medical insurance excess. Howard Hughes assesses the sustainability of this pricing model

Severity based protection payments have become more common over the year. Phil Jeynes explains why in his overview of 2011

Fergus Bescoby looks at the insurance implications of this condition which is particularly common in women

Owain Thomas finds that, sometimes, driving a Ford Focus rather than an Aston Martin is a good thing

Claims have been seen as the Cinderella of the protection world. But as Karin Lloyd points out, that is about to change

The head of pensions at LV= tells Retirement Planner about how he thinks the SIPP market will evolve

Retirement Planner asks industry spokespeople: What is your New Year's resolution for the retirement planning market?

The future is looking bright for fixed-term annuities as Helen Morrissey discovered at a round table event on the at-retirement market

Simon Smallcombe looks at the importance of guarantees at times of market volatility

Fiona Murphy rounds up 2011's at-retirement issues in the results of the Retirement Planner inquiry