Comedy legend Jo Brand will host the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 - which are now just a month away. The BAFTA-winning star of Getting On and Through The Cakehole is...
Read moreThe Keep Britain Working review is seeking to learn lessons from Europe to explore the possibility of creating insurance schemes that pool risk to enable SMEs to access health and wellbeing benefits...
Read moreSelf-employed people have been warned they could be in for a rude awakening if they use the wrong earnings when applying for income protection (IP). The issue could mean they are paying...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is leading groups from across the financial services industry to increase consumer take-up of protection, particularly focusing on those disproportionately unprotected. The regulator highlighted several approaches with...
Read moreLia’s Wings trustee Patrick Schoennagel introduces the charity and explains why a very powerful, personal experience drove his desire to enable it to grow to never say no. He also discusses the...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not believe proposals to reduce the value measures reporting requirements on insurers will create conflicts of interest. The regulator has launched a consultation on dropping two...
Read moreUnderwriting processes and dealing with pre-existing conditions dominate adviser demands for industry improvements. Health & Protection’s exclusive research conducted among more than 200 advisers operating in the UK individual protection market revealed...
Read moreGrowing awareness created by the Keep Britain Working review now means employers increasingly see the potential of group income protection (GIP) to not just pay sickness benefits but as an important early...
Read moreAhead of the release of the Keep Britain Working Review at an event in September of last year, its author, Sir Charlie Mayfield, told Health & Protection that while the report’s findings...
Read moreTrumpism, rising populism and the impact from being labelled ‘woke’ has created an environment where the UK needs to refight the battle for people suffering poor mental health to be treated with...
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