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Cirencester Friendly has joined the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The income protection specialist, owned by its more than 44,000 members, joins around 300 insurance and long-term savings companies who are represented...

Gen Re has been working with partners to develop a protection solution that delivers some form of cover to customers who have self harmed or tried to take their own lives. This...

Allianz Partners' health business' revenue grew 23.4% in 2023, according to the provider's full year results. The results reveal the health business continued double-digit growth with revenues of €2.959bn last year, which...

The purchase of a first home is not as much of a life trigger as previously, as more and more people are renting homes for longer – which is impacting protection insurance...

HSBC Life UK questioned using intermediaries with loaded premium companies and decided against working with them amid concerns around adding value for customers, the insurer's CEO Mark Hussein revealed. Hussein (pictured), who...

Healthcare technology company Syrona Health has announced the launch of Predict, a profiling tool designed to analyse the impact of specific conditions at different life stages on companies, focusing on women's health,...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to examine how big tech firms’ unique access to large sets of data can unlock better products, more competitive prices and wider choice for consumers and...

Swiss Re has launched a generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to its life and underwriting manual life guide designed to help increase the efficiency and quality of underwriting.  Swiss Re’s augmented version...

Legal & General targeted The Exeter's income protection (IP) claims assessors as part of a recruitment drive on LinkedIn last year, according to the mutual's CEO. In response L&G said it did...

Aviva paid more than £413m in group protection claims in 2023. The insurer revealed it paid more than £1.1m every day for employees and their families through group protection policies and had...