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Broadstone has appointed Emily Degan as team leader for its risk and health desk-based consulting team. Up until February of this year she led a team of client relationship managers as a...

The protection and health insurance sector needs to be making progress in becoming more diverse in order to better reflect the society and the customer base it serves. There is evidence that...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) supervisory work related to inactive appointed representatives (ARs) has resulted in networks removing 11 firms, according to the regulator. As part of its review, the FCA warned...

Zurich retail protection has launched a private client service for advisers with ultra high net worth (UHNW) protection cases. It will apply to premiums of more than £1,000 per month or £12,000...

Cirencester Friendly paid 94% of new income protection (IP) claims made in 2025, down slightly from 95.8% in 2024. According to the mutual’s claims report for 2025, the total number of IP...

Breast and prostate cancer were the two cancers members sought most help with in the first nine months of Benenden Health’s tie-in with Reframe Cancer. Data taken from 1 July 2025 to...

Bupa is integrating Skin Analytics’ Derm AI system into its at-home skin assessment service for moles and lesions.  After contacting Bupa about a concerning mole or lesion, customers receive a kit containing...

Voting for the Health & Protection International PMI Provider Service Ratings 2026 will close next week and we want to hear from intermediaries around the world. You can vote to recognise those...

Canada Life is introducing specialist cancer support from Perci Health for all its group critical illness (CI) members with immediate effect and no additional cost. Members with a cancer diagnosis will be...

Artificial intelligence (AI) will benefit the protection industry but “human intelligence will still make a difference” the LifeSearch Awards heard. LifeSearch chief information officer Chris Payne said AI needs to be taken...