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IPipeline has revealed it experienced its highest week for new income protection applications in a decade for the week beginning 11 March. With 3,280 applications submitted through its portals, the financial services...

Mortgage and protection adviser and Apprentice star Raj Chohan has set her sights on becoming a lender for bridging finance. Chohan (pictured) who was fired in the latest instalment of The Apprentice...

Self-employed people lack the kind of income protection offered by SSP and government should work to create a contributory sick pay scheme for that market, according to The Work and Pensions Committee’s...

Voting for the Health & Protection International PMI Provider Service Ratings 2024 will close next week and we want to hear from intermediaries around the world. You can vote to recognise those...

Aviva’s £460m takeover of AIG Life UK has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The deal that would see Aviva purchase the AIG Life UK business from AIG subsidiary...

Spectrum.Life has agreed a strategic partnership with Northern Ireland primary health and urgent care GP provider Duality Healthcare. From April 2024, Duality Healthcare memberships, which start at £6.99 per month, will automatically...

Unum UK paid more than £471m in claims in 2023 - including £229m for income protection, £160m for life insurance and £43m for critical illness cover. This was up from £395m in claims...

The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally reshaped how people work, leading to significant changes in global workforce movements bringing opportunities and challenges to the international private medical insurance sector.  Trends include the rise...

Health assessment provider Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Dr Martin Thornton as chief medical officer. Dr Thornton (pictured) will lead the clinical oversight of Bluecrest's health assessments, and the subsequent health advice given...

The Mortgage Advice Bureau has developed a tool designed to assess a customer’s financial resilience based on their level of protection. The financial risk assessment tool shows customers how capable they are...