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It is vital protection advisers engage better with female breadwinners – Meads
It is vital protection advisers establish meaningful relationships with female breadwinners when talking about finances to ensure the continuation of the industry. This is according to Juliette Meads, national account manager at...
Read moreMore than 60,000 fewer protection policies sold in Q2 as market contracts in H1
More than 60,000 fewer protection policies were sold in the UK for the second quarter of the year compared with the first three months, according to Gen Re. The poor second quarter...
Read moreHow will cancer survivors’ Right To Be Forgotten impact UK life insurance market?
Access to insurance in the UK has markedly improved in recent years. However, there are inconsistencies across the market, with accessibility dependent on the underwriting philosophy and ethos of the provider; primarily...
Read moreHCML promotes trio in leadership team
HCML has promoted Debbie Downham to director of group clinical governance, Kate Barton to head of personal injury service development and Steve Barker to head of personal injury operations. Downham is now...
Read moreDentists deliver 23% more treatments but fewer take on NHS work
NHS dentists delivered 23% more courses of treatment year-on-year, according to data from NHS Digital. The NHS Dental Statistics for England, 2022-23, Annual Report shows 32.5 million courses of treatment were delivered...
Read moreTargeting top five, no D2C route planned and an ‘amazing’ first five years – Guardian’s Katya MacLean interview
Five years on from launching into the UK protection market, Guardian CEO Katya MacLean explains the insurer’s journey through Covid, a cost-of-living crisis and its aims to be a top five provider...
Read moreGuardian pays first CI claim under condition upgrade promise
Guardian has paid its first critical illness (CI) claim under its cover upgrade promise. The commitment, introduced upon Guardian's launch in 2018, sees it promise to check a claim against both the...
Read moreIMG appoints chief commercial officer
International Medical Group (IMG) has promoted Justin Poehler from vice president of marketing and ecommerce to chief commercial officer. Poehler (pictured) will be responsible for driving revenue growth, expanding market presence, and...
Read moreRoyal London raises non-medical limits for life cover and cuts GPR demands
Royal London has outlined a series of increases to its non-medical limits for life cover as well as to the type of medical evidence required. The aim is to increase the speed...
Read moreIPipeline appoints business development director from Dunstan Thomas
IPipeline has appointed Jon Finley as business development director. He will lead the company’s SSG Digital platform across the pensions, savings, and investments markets, as well as in its established protection market....
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