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One in 10 could cut protection as cost of living crisis continues – Vitality
One in 10 UK adults are considering cancelling their protection cover as living costs mount, according to research from Vitality. The insurer's survey of 2,000 UK adults shows more than a third...
Read moreWe need protection products for people with sickle cell – Oke
The UK protection insurance sector needs to design life, critical illness and income protection products to cater for the needs of individuals with sickle cell. Sheun Oke, area sales manager at Wealthmax...
Read moreFlexible protection products needed to embrace ‘fluid and chaotic’ lives
The protection sector needs to be better at embracing flexibility when designing products to meet changing consumer needs and increase sales, experts from across the sector have agreed. They highlighted items including...
Read moreNeurodiversity in the workplace: what employers can do to support employees – Campbell
Over 15% of the UK public are estimated to be neurodivergent, either diagnosed with conditions such as dyspraxia, ADHD, dyslexia or autism, or simply viewing the world in a different way to...
Read moreProtection experts at odds over progress made in mental health underwriting
Protection insurance industry experts were at odds over progress made in mental health underwriting thoughout the sector citing examples of steps forward and where there remains significant work to do for advisers...
Read morePIB Group buys benefits division of Creative Benefit Solutions
PIB Group is adding the employee benefits division of Creative Benefit Solutions to its business. The division and client book of business transferred into the PIB Employee Benefits brand from 1 December...
Read moreTimpson appeals for protection industry to root out economic abuse in life cover
The UK protection insurance sector has been urged to up its game in tackling domestic economic abuse enacted through the use of protection policies. Johnny Timpson set out a four pronged plan...
Read moreGet rid of jargon and communicate with people in a language they are comfortable with – Allen
Protection advisers need to talk to customers in a language they are comfortable with rather than the jargon that plagues the insurance sector. Presenting at the Protection Review conference, Robyn Allen (pictured)...
Read moreWhy terminal illness cover is not fit for purpose and how to fix it – Knowles
Terminal illness cover is not fit for purpose in its present state and needs to be radically overhauled, according to Cura Financial co-founder Alan Knowles. Knowles illustrated this with the powerful story...
Read more‘Glacial’ industry taken two years to progress beneficiary payment – McCarthy
It has taken almost two years for mental health campaigner and former Sky journalist Mike McCarthy to near the final stages of resolving issues with life cover taken out before the death...
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