PMI and cash plans rise in demand as life and IP drop – The Exeter research
Private medical insurance (PMI) and cash plans have seen a surge in uptake over the last year while life and...
MAB sees protection income rise 21% but pre-tax profit and advisers fall
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) reported a 21% increase in revenue through protection and general insurance commission during the first six...
Individual PMI Report: Insurers warn advisers about commission and client disclosure as rejected claims rise
Health insurers have issued a warning to intermediaries that advice practices must change, particularly around front-loaded commission and member medical...
Reassured introduces standardised online trust form
Reassured is introducing a standardised online trust form for new life and critical illness customers. The broker firm has so...
Health & Protection Individual PMI report: Insurers see membership rise 13% as market booms
Insurers have reported a 13% rise in their private medical insurance (PMI) membership totals as the market continues to boom....
FCA warns of ‘poor’ protection selling, flags commission for driving churn and demands improved broker oversight
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a stark warning to protection insurers about “poor selling practices” and slow restorative...
WPA launches PMI plan with no claims discount and excess options – exclusive
WPA has launched a new private medical insurance (PMI) plan for individual and retail customers which includes options for a...
Royal London expands pre-sale underwriting tool to more than 3,600 conditions
Royal London has expanded its pre-sale underwriting tool to include more than 3,600 medical conditions – up from the 60...
YuLife partners with Bupa on group health insurance for SMEs
YuLife has launched a partnership with health insurer Bupa making its reward and wellbeing app and benefits available to small...
Targeting top five, no D2C route planned and an ‘amazing’ first five years – Guardian’s Katya MacLean interview
Five years on from launching into the UK protection market, Guardian CEO Katya MacLean explains the insurer’s journey through Covid,...
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