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HSBC Life UK is making critical illness (CI) cover available to Type 2 diabetic customers without the need for NHS records. Open to customers applying for cover through its external distribution partners,...

A further 4,000 people have joined the ranks of people who are economically inactive due to long term sickness in the UK over April. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

The decline in individual protection sales in 2022 indicates the sector is levelling back to normal numbers, according to the author of Swiss Re's latest Term and Health Watch report. The latest...

Healthcode has opened up online patient invoicing to all providers in response to customer demand. The move means providers using the online technology specialist's clearing service can access the firm's Patientzone to...

Gary Harrison is to continue as a consultant at Moneysworth following his appointment as national account manager at The Right DA Club. Last month, Harrison (pictured) took on the role of national...

A dramatic reduction in the number of people working at the Probate Service has caused long delays in processing probates, according to Ministry of Justice figures obtained in a Freedom of Information...

The former presenter of A Place In the Sun Jonnie Irwin has been on a mission to raise awareness around the importance of people taking out critical illness (CI) cover. But amid...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has cancelled the permissions of protection and mortgage advice firm Ozen Financial Services Ltd (OFSL) from 9 June.  As a result, “OFSL no longer has permission to...

A proposal requiring the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to explore financial inclusion issues to protect vulnerable consumers has successfully passed through the House of Lords.  The amendment to the Financial Services and...

Two of the biggest protection advice firms in the UK believe hybrid working is here to stay as it has become an essential route to recruiting and retaining talented people. Last week...