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Simplyhealth is creating two managing director roles to lead its Healthplan and Denplan businesses following chief customer officer (CCO) Claudia’s Nicholls-Magielsen's departure. Nicholls-Magielsen (pictured) left Simplyhealth at the end of last year...

Scottish Widows claimed an increased protection market share in 2025, according to Lloyds Banking Group annual results. The banking group said its insurer brand increased its protection market share to 7.8% across...

Zurich is making a series of updates to it's group critical illness (CI) product’s features and benefits including accepting multiple claims and changes to some condition definitions. The insurer will now accept...

Lloyd & Whyte Health & Wellbeing has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as an intermediary member. Part of Lloyd & Whyte Group, the intermediary firm provides a range...

The Apprentice is to feature another leader from a mortgage and protection advice firm. Among the candidates vying for the crown of business partner to Lord Alan Sugar in this year’s competition...

More than a fifth of UK adults believe being removed from an insurance policy could be easily dismissed as ‘normal’ or ‘not serious’ in a relationship, according to research by Axa UK....

Growing an advice business is rarely a simple task and while lead generation can play an important role when an intermediary is starting out, it appears advisers have had limited success when...

Four in 10 (44%) 18 to 40 year olds rarely or never set money aside in case they are ever unable to work, according to research from OneFamily. Women, renters, those with existing...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a review into the implications of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) on consumers, retail financial markets and regulators. In November of last year, reports emerged that...

CIExpert has added Guardian to its children’s critical illness (CI) protection customiser tool. The provider joins Vitality and Zurich on the tool, giving advisers access to all insurers offering tailored children’s CI...