Protection

LV= is increasing non-medical limits for its Flexible Protection Plan (FPP) Income Protection plan. It has also removed additional evidence requirements such as teleinterviews. The changes, which come into immediate effect, mean...

Patients with breast cancer are faced with £1,000 of out-of-pocket costs each year through no fault of their own, it has been claimed. A study suggests that chemotherapy for breast cancer costs...

The new owner of Priory Group – the mental health services provider best known for treating celebrities including supermodel Kate Moss and footballer Paul Gascoigne – has said it is creating Europe’s...

Paul Avis is stepping down from his role as strategic propositions director of protection at Canada Life Group Insurance and leaving the provider after 11 years. Avis (pictured) leaves Canada Life by...

The yawning protection gap facing individuals and families in the rental sector is exposed this week as new figures show that over 800,000 private renters in England and Wales have built rent...

Women – both those in work and those out of work – are reporting higher stress levels than their male counterparts, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on the...

Health & Protection editor David Sawers talks to independent consultant Elliott Hurst about some of the industry highs and lows of 2020 - and looks ahead to what might lie in store...

The proportion of adults who are worried about financial matters as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is falling – but there are fears that the number of people developing long-term serious...

Coronavirus was the leading cause of death in England and Wales during November, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that during November, when the UK went back into lockdown...

As Christmas fast approaches and as government ministers rush to find ways of enabling as many people across the UK to enjoy as “normal” a break as possible, mental health experts are...