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The protection insurance sector is currently on tenterhooks awaiting the findings of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) review into the pure protection market. For some industry commentators the review is "long overdue"...

A significant gap exists in perceptions around health and wellbeing between employers and employees, according to research from specialist employee benefits provider, Unum UK.  The largest gap was in the perception of...

Reframe Cancer has added a partners programme for existing cancer support customers. The partnerships are available as a guided referral and consequently offer access to services and partner discounts that include: 25%...

The Exeter has introduced a multi-benefit application system as part of a raft of changes to its protection proposition. The UK health and life insurer said its new multi-benefit platform is available...

Zurich UK has overhauled its income protection (IP) offering and made a raft of changes to its wider protection proposition including raising the minimum entry age to 18 for all products. It...

Bupa Global and Doha Insurance Group have signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide international private health insurance (PMI) products and solutions in the Qatari market.  Health & Protection understands the move...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has released the first story and video in its recently announced 7Claims initiative. Guiding a Client Through a Storm is designed to showcase the vital role...

  Income protection is vital for proper financial planning according to Rose St Louis, protection director of Scottish Widows in an interview with Health & Protection.  In the first part of a...

William Russell has revamped its group life offering. Designed for companies, institutions and organisations of all sizes, the new international group life insurance plan offers several key changes. These include an increase...

Government's impending national insurance contributions (NICs) increase is causing employers to increasingly discard group income protection cover in order to retain the immediate benefit to the workforce provided by group private medical...