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The upward trend in the growth of the income protection market is largely because of increased levels of awareness among both advisers and consumers, according to Rose St Louis, protection director of...

Genetic testing can go a long way in predicting certain diseases or conditions, but that has to be balanced with the danger of people being unfairly denied protection insurance, Health & Protection’s...

Health & Protection’s second Protection Forum took place at Ham Yard Hotel in London on Wednesday. The event, sponsored by HSBC Life and UnderwriteMe, saw a host of advisers, intermediaries, brokers and...

True success lies in operating just below the "red line" and never going beyond it, according to former elite rower and associate director at protection advice firm John Lamb Hill Oldridge, Holly...

Value added benefits (VAB) provide consumers significant financial value, that can potentially exceed £50,000 over 25 years if actively used, according to Mark Toms, national account manager at HSBC Life.  And he...

The protection insurance sector is currently on tenterhooks awaiting the findings of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) review into the pure protection market. For some industry commentators the review is "long overdue"...

  Income protection is vital for proper financial planning according to Rose St Louis, protection director of Scottish Widows in an interview with Health & Protection.  In the first part of a...

Government's impending national insurance contributions (NICs) increase is causing employers to increasingly discard group income protection cover in order to retain the immediate benefit to the workforce provided by group private medical...

There is still time to register for Health & Protection’s upcoming Protection Forum. The event is taking place on 12 March at Ham Yard Hotel in Central London and is free to...

Two-thirds (65%) of single mums have no protection insurance at all, even though women run a greater risk of financial insecurity than men, according to exclusive research from Scottish Widows shared with...