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MetLife has agreed a strategic partnership with international funeral planning and concierge service firm Everest as it expands into the UK.  As part of an initial three-year exclusive arrangement, MetLife will offer...

More than a quarter of UK workers who are not covered by income protection (IP) would like to be, according to research from insurer LV=. The mutual's research of 4,000 adults across...

Health & Protection wants advisers’ views on the service you receive from insurance providers and you'll earn £25. Tell us which health and protection insurers have the most knowledgeable staff. Who goes...

The UK Health & Protection Awards returned bigger than ever at the Hilton Park Lane in London. More than 700 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together at a packed venue to...

Besieged Conservative prime minister Liz Truss has completed the second u-turn from last month’s mini budget by reinstating the increase to Corporation Tax from April. The move was announced within hours of...

Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured left) has succeeded Kwasi Kwarteng (pictured right) as chancellor of the exchequer. Hunt is the Conservative government's fourth chancellor this year - he follows Rishi Sunak,...

The IPTF’s Income Protection Awareness Week (IPAW) is running next week from Monday October 17. Daily webinars will run at midday covering a range of topics related to income protection (IP) insurance...

The cost of private medical insurance inflation in the UK is set to outstrip the European average and increase by almost 9% in the next year. According to the survey of 257...

Paradigm Protect has added Cirencester Friendly’s range of income protection (IP) products to its panel.  Member firms can now access the mutual’s individual IP products including My Earnings Protected and Income Assured...

To mark National Coming Out Day this week, Health & Protection caught up with Marianne Cowie, strategic execution manager at Zurich. She spoke to us about not considering a negative response to...