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British Friendly paid 86% of new income protection (IP) claims last year and more than £5m to its members in income protection, discretionary BF care and fracture cover claims in 2024.  ...

Protection advisers need to shift the focus of their client conversations from cost to value. This is according to Britney Trussler, protection manager at Dynamo (pictured), who also told ProtectX9's audience that...

Good fair value assessments must tell a credible story using data, according to James Daley, managing director at Fairer Finance (pictured), Daley told ProtectX9's audience that they should include a proper benchmarking...

Equipsme has appointed Stuart Reid as chairman of the board. Reid (pictured) founded Stuart Alexander in 1993 and led its sale to Axa. He was CEO and executive chairman of Bluefin, and...

Natalie Pater, key account manager at PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, and a qualified dancer speaks to Health & Protection about lacking direction upon leaving university, how the sector...

IPipeline has appointed Rachel Edwards as managing director, UK. The former Verisk global managing director will guide IPipeline’s UK business strategy and product roadmap, supporting its mission to simplify, transform, and connect...

Guardian has hired Carlton Hood as CEO. He will join the insurer on 1 May from Responsible Life where he was CEO, subject to regulatory approvals. Current interim CEO and chairman since...

The Exeter has appointed Suzy Esson as chief operating officer (COO) from Holloway Friendly.  With the creation of the chief operating officer role, Claire Hird will move from her current position as...

Hale House has opened as a HealthTech innovation hub in Harley Street's health district. The £52m investment was developed by The Howard de Walden Estate and is operated in partnership with Spacemade....

The number of people attending their free NHS health check has dropped to a two-year low with more than half a million middle-aged adults declining valuable NHS health checks in Q3 2024/25. ...