Protection sales dip as life slides but IP soars in ‘relatively successful year’
Protection new business dipped slightly in 2022 to £760m from £767m in 2021 on an annual premium equivalent (APE) basis,...
Owain Thomas is editor and research director at Health & Protection and has been writing about the financial services industry for more than 15 years. Having started covering the protection and health insurance markets, he edited titles in the workplace savings and benefits, HR and mortgage sectors.
During his career he has won awards from the Protection Review and Headlinemoney for his work covering financial services and the advice industry.
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