The cost of private medical insurance inflation in the UK is set to outstrip the European average and increase by almost 9% in the next year. According to the survey of 257...
Read moreParadigm Protect has added Cirencester Friendly’s range of income protection (IP) products to its panel. Member firms can now access the mutual’s individual IP products including My Earnings Protected and Income Assured...
Read moreIan Smart has been recognised with the Outstanding Contribution Award at the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022. Smart was nominated for his long-term commitment and dedication to growing and supporting the...
Read moreThe winners of the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 have been announced at a glittering ceremony at the London Hilton Park Lane. More than 700 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun focus groups with members of the financial services industry examining ‘practical difficulties’ in the boundary between advice and guidance. The regulator also confirmed that its...
Read moreCirencester Friendly has appointed Alan Waddington as director of distribution. He succeeds Andy Peters from 5 December. Peters has held the role of interim director of distribution since November last year. Peters...
Read moreWPA has added LifeStage Health to its SME product Precision Corporate Healthcare. Following a successful rollout to the large corporate market it will now be made available to companies with 10 or...
Read moreThe role of the adviser has never been more important in explaining the true value of protection as panic has enveloped mortgage customers due to fears around skyrocketing interest rates. And advisers...
Read moreUS virtual mental health platform Brave Health has announced a $40m (£36.1m) Series C funding round led by Town Hall Ventures. It said this most recent funding will support continued expansion into...
Read moreThe Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has called on government to develop a replacement for its Fit for Work Service as hundreds of thousands of adults become economically inactive and...
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