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Guardian insurance paid more than £15m in protection claims in 2023 including 100% of life and terminal illness (TI) and 92% of critical illness (CI) claims. The figures were released as part...

Lockton saw global revenues rise 14% to $3.55bn for its fiscal year ended April 30 2024, compared to $3.09bn in its previous fiscal year.  The consulting firm said it’s revenue growth was...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has argued against a rigid, "one-size-fits-all" approach to regulating equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the financial services industry.  When it comes to regulating EDI within the...

MetLife has appointed Rachel Wood as head of product and data, ExCo at MetLife UK.  Wood (pictured) started on 24 June and will use her role to deliver propositions and take full...

DeadHappy is entering adminstration, Health & Protection has confirmed. A former DeadHappy employee, who wished not to be named, confirmed to Health & Protection that the company entered administration with effect from...

First Actuarial has launched a range of group protection services and joined industry body Grid. The actuarial and investment consultancy has spent two decades focusing on its pensions consultancy business and is...

The majority of businesses now feel more responsible for staff health due to the ongoing NHS funding crisis and lengthening waiting lists, according to a Simplyhealth survey. Overall 70% of businesses said...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has opened its 2024 New Generation Programme for entries, offering 40 promising insurance professionals including advisers an opportunity to join the body's talent scheme.   The cohort...

Luke McKeown, senior product governance consultant at Royal London, speaks to Health & Protection about remaining continued bias perceptions, genuine change taking hold in tackling unconscious bias and why the sector needs...

Almost half (45%) of UK adults would pay for private healthcare if a relative was stuck on a waiting list for surgery although more than a third (37%) said they would not....