Zurich has announced it is cutting premiums on its critical illness (CI) plans where exclusions are applied for cancer or Multiple Sclerosis.

Royal London 360° has expanded its product range with the launch of a unit-linked whole of life protection product called LifePlan.

A sales tip its IFA creator calls ‘The Plug' has won a nationwide competition inviting advisers to share their most successful strategies and tips for selling protection.

A protection and investment IFA is calling on providers to help him adopt a uniform charging method across both sides of his business.

The FSA has borrowed a total of £200m from two banking giants after falling into debt for the first time, reports suggest.

Two of Britain's biggest insurers are poised to slash dividends this week, potentially derailing the stockmarket's blockbuster summer rally, The Times reports.

The managing director of Fortis Life says advisers should ask clients medical questions during the application stage of a protection sale.

The FSA is being criticised for coupling short-term income protection (IP) with payment protection insurance (PPI) in a letter warning providers about contract terms.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) today proposes an end to the automatic inclusion of a total and permanent disability (TPD) clause in critical illness (CI) policies in a bid to reduce the number of declined claims.

PruProtect has increased the number of advisers registered with the insurer by 200% since the beginning of the year.