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Flexibility and simplicity are key components of any successful income protection product, according to Rose St Louis, protection director of Scottish Widows.  In the final part of a discussion with Health & Protection editor Owain...

PIB Employee Benefits has bought benefits technology firm Amba for an undisclosed sum. PIB told Health & Protection that it was standard for the company not to disclose any of the financials...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will consider the activities of reinsurers, portals, product comparison platforms, and lead generators as part of its pure protection review. Outlining the terms of reference of its...

Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding...

Everyone would take out protection if they could hear calls with customers. This is according to independent consultant, Phil Deacon (pictured right), who took part in a panel session at Health &...

The upward trend in the growth of the income protection market is largely because of increased levels of awareness among both advisers and consumers, according to Rose St Louis, protection director of...

Genetic testing can go a long way in predicting certain diseases or conditions, but that has to be balanced with the danger of people being unfairly denied protection insurance, Health & Protection’s...

Health & Protection’s second Protection Forum took place at Ham Yard Hotel in London on Wednesday. The event, sponsored by HSBC Life and UnderwriteMe, saw a host of advisers, intermediaries, brokers and...

True success lies in operating just below the "red line" and never going beyond it, according to former elite rower and associate director at protection advice firm John Lamb Hill Oldridge, Holly...

Value added benefits (VAB) provide consumers significant financial value, that can potentially exceed £50,000 over 25 years if actively used, according to Mark Toms, national account manager at HSBC Life.  And he...