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Legal & General's record pay out of £921m in retail protection claims in 2023 included a successful £120,000 critical illness claim for a couple where one partner was diagnosed with a benign...

Almost six in 10 critical illness (CI) policy holders mistakenly think they will continue to have cover for future illnesses after they receive a pay-out. This is according to research from Vitality...

Independent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has urged employers to re-evaluate expected group life assurance arrangements in the lead-up to the abolition of the lifetime allowance (LTA) on 6 April. It has...

Eight in 10 people aged over 50 do not have over 50s insurance covering funeral costs. This is according to research of 2,000 UK adults aged over 50 from OneFamily which also...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out guidance for firms and financial influencers - 'finfluencers' - on ensuring that their ads on social media stay on the right side of the...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has launched Let’s Talk IP, a podcast series hosted by Matthew Chapman. The podcast, set for two episodes a month, will see Chapman speak to industry...

Legal & General Retail has appointed Georgia Perkins as protection market development manager. Perkins joins from HSBC where she was a business development manager. Before that was a protection consultant at Aegon....

The next 12 months could be very significant for the mutual sector. All polls currently point to a Labour victory at the next general election, whenever it might be called. It has...

NFP has acquired independent private medical insurance intermediary Get Medical Plans Ltd for an undisclosed sum. NFP is an international middle market property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, HR services...

Just two weeks after his operation for colon cancer, Phil Jeynes, director of corporate strategy at Reassured, has got the all clear, and returns to work today.  But without private medical insurance...