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Guardian’s new critical illness plans have gone live for advisers and their clients today (15 June). The provider’s two new core covers – Critical Illness Essentials and Combined Life and Critical Illness...

Royal London paid 98.4% of all protection claims made in 2025 supporting 62,412 customers, with a record total of £821m paid due to the inclusion of Aegon claims. This compares with £751m...

Aviva has promoted Jim Hunter to head of regional accounts within its retail protection business. Previously national sales manager for telephony, he will continue to report into Daren Boys, protection portfolio distribution...

The protection sector needs talent from Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) to move forward. But scaremongering about artificial intelligence (AI) replacing human beings is eroding this generation’s confidence to even...

Marsh has appointed Lorraine Roberts-Rance as workplace healthcare consulting leader at Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB), effective immediately. Based in London, Roberts-Rance (pictured) will report to Neil Atkinson, strategic healthcare consulting practice leader,...

Titan Wealth has bought Progeny International, a tax-led financial adviser specialising in internationally mobile individuals. The deal will add $900m of assets under advice to Titan’s wealth management operation and expand its...

The waiting list for NHS treatment in England  increased slightly during April to 7.22 million from 7.11 million in March, a setback in efforts to reduce the backlog. This ended six successive...

Loaded premiums are fine, so long as the protection sector clearly explains to young customers what they are for and what they are paying for. This is according to a panel at...

Dentists’ Provident has appointed Rubina Fur and Alex Michael as non-executive directors. Fur has been in general dental practice since 1999 and has previously served as a member of the dental board...

Now Health International managing director Michel Faucher has retired. Faucher joined as MD in the summer of 2019 from Mercer where he was a partner and employee health and benefits growth markets...