Critical illness (CI) and mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) are among the most complicated financial products for consumers to understand, the ABI has found.
Bright Grey paid out 91% of critical illness (CI) claims in the last six months of 2011.
Universal Provident has launched a new combined protection and health insurance product aimed at customers forced to reduce their cover limits.
Our protection detective gives his verdicts on five key developments in the industry this month.
Britons are losing sleep over their future health but many have not prioritised protecting themselves against the financial effects of illness, new research has found.
Sex is the only subject more taboo than finances for UK families as many find the conversations too awkward and uncomfortable, a new report has revealed.
People are reluctant to talk about how serious illness or a death in the family could affect their finances. Advisers can play a role in changing this mindset.
Protection complaints continued to rise during the year and have already breached last year's totals in some product areas.
The government is seeking to cut half a million people from the disability benefits list when the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is introduced.
The Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) is once again issuing its set of popular Top Trumps-style cards designed to help demystify critical illness (CI).