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Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 adviser categories have been revealed. The shortlists cover 14 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. These include new...

The impact of spiralling inflation on premiums will be felt "quite heavily", a protection expert has warned. This morning, Office for National Statistics data revealed inflation hit 9% in April - the...

The failure of business owners to take out business protection insurance endangers their firm, the livelihood of other employees, their suppliers and their customers. This is according to Brian Hall, chairman of...

Aviva's protection and health business posted a 10% increase in sales to £696m in Q1 2022, up from £630m in the same period last year. The insurer reported that the growth was...

Shepherds Friendly has launched a simplified application process for short term income protection cover applications exclusively for advisers. While the mutual’s IP product remains unchanged, the simplified application launched on Monday (16...

Rob Joyce and Savas Kilicer have joined Towergate Health & Protection's group risk consulting team as group risk consultants. The pair (Kilicer pictured left, Joyce right) who join from Mercer and are...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 14 categories spanning the breadth of the...

Willis Towers Watson has launched employee engagement platform Engage. The platform is designed to help organisations listen to employees and and respond to their needs, understand variations among different workforce segments, make...

Legal & General has revealed it paid out a record 46 personal protection claims every day in the UK during 2021, totalling £797.9 million – up £33.9 million on 2020 – and...

Hannah Lee, a data scientist at Zurich Insurance, speaks to Health & Protection about the wealth of opportunities a career in protection insurance can offer, the challenge of moving teams after a...