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While overall income protection (IP) applications and volumes have increased 7% and 56%, respectively, year-on-year, the market still faces a protection gap that remains "stubbornly large". This is according to the third...

Employers who offer their employees group risk benefits saw 68% of their absentees return to work during 2025, according to data compiled by group risk industry body Grid. The trade body also...

Protection insurers should resist raising the red flag when it comes to individuals who disclose they are proactively taking care of their mental health. This is according to panellists who were participating...

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...