The pandemic wrought havoc in the life insurance sector - causing insurers to introduce Covid underwriting restrictions and meaning they also had to show understanding to those experiencing issues paying premiums. But...
Read moreVirtual GP services have inevitably increased in popularity as lockdown stopped people from seeing their local doctor in person, while insurers have responded to this demand through increased product innovation. But as...
Read moreAdvisers, brokers, consultants and providers graced the turf at Horsham FC with their football skills last week, battling it out for the inaugural Synchronicity Insurance Cup. The event, organised by Synchronicity Insurance...
Read moreThe opportunity to champion the values of the mutual ethos was one of the key reasons National Friendly's new CEO, Graham Singleton, has taken on the role permanently. Earlier this week, Health...
Read moreAegon UK has become the latest insurer to remove most of its Covid underwriting restrictions for life and critical illness protection. The protection provider revealed it has now returned to its pre-pandemic...
Read moreAs Pride month draws to a close, Health & Protection interviews Nigel Ranger, a senior customer service advisor at MetLife, about evolving attitudes towards LGBTQ+ communities working in the protection sector. How...
Read moreBupa has warned that insurers which act solely as a go-between for patients and hospitals to fund treatment will not succeed in the present market environment. And the provider added that it...
Read moreTo mark Pride month, Health & Protection interviews Shaun White, senior manager of partnerships at life insurer OneFamily, about issues with bringing his whole self to work as a gay man working in the...
Read moreLife insurance intermediary LifeSearch has appointed Debbie Kennedy as chief executive, in a role Kennedy described as the 'opportunity of a lifetime'. Kennedy, who succeeds LifeSearch founder Tom Baigrie in her new...
Read moreThe whole healthcare system is facing an “existential crisis” in staffing as doctors and nurses are burnt out and leaving the profession in growing numbers, healthcare providers have warned. They emphasised the...
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