Leeds Metropolitan University is launching a new health institute, undertaking research into the health status of individuals and communities.

A senior City of London Police detective has been appointed to lead the specialist insurance fraud police unit.

The project to bring about an income protection (IP) quality standard (QS) has been abandoned.

PruHealth is to sponsor the first National Trust Walking Festival.

New research on how information is most easily understood has revealed the insurance industry lags behind others in presenting information simply.

Three insurance industry recruitment specialists have joined forces to open a specialist insurance personnel consultancy, CPB Partners.

Subscribers to the Protection Review believe the industry should address perceived problems with Activities of Daily living (ADL) & Activities of Daily Working (ADW) definitions for income protection policies.

The insurance industry is being held back by poor data capture, substandard analysis and lack of integration between systems, Medicals Direct Group has said.

Unmodelled aspects of longevity could invalidate insurer's predictions for policy pricing, reinsurer RGA has said.

Legal & General has launched a free protection app for iPhones and iPads.