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Broadstone joins Grid
Employee benefits adviser Broadstone has joined group risk industry body Grid. Paul McGuckin, director, head of employee benefits at Broadstone, said: "I became conscious that, as we grew, we had less time...
Read moreMental health top employer concern as public and SME leaders struggling
The mental health of staff is the top concern for senior decision makers, according to research commissioned to mark this Mental Health Awareness Week. But separate research indicates the pandemic has created...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards: Judges’ tips – Focus on data and meeting criteria in your entries
Judges for the Health & Protection Awards 2022 have given advisers their tips to help submit the best possible entries for this year’s awards. Christine Husbands, managing director of RedArc, and Elliott...
Read moreSesame challenges advisers to promise protection chats with every client
Sesame Bankhall Group is asking advisers to promise to talk about protection with every client and launching a range of support to help increase the uptake of protection insurance. The network’s three-month...
Read moreUnum claims paid up £6m to £366m
Unum UK has revealed it paid a total of £366m in claims in 2021, up £6.5m on 2020, with £202m of the total being for group income protection (GIP) pay outs. Cancer...
Read moreAston Lark buys UKGlobal Broking Group in 50th transaction
Aston Lark has acquired UKGlobal Broking Group for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition is Aston Lark's first since officially becoming part of the Howden Broking Group last month and 50th overall. Howden...
Read moreTrack legend Fraser calls on young women working in protection to find their why
Multiple Team GB 400m medallist Donna Fraser challenged young women working in the protection sector to find their "why" at this year's Women In Protection Conference. Fraser's far reaching address touched on...
Read moreHealth cover and PMI complaints rocket but IP grievances drop 24%
The number of health and private medical insurance (PMI) complaints soared by almost a third last year, according to data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Complaints about life and critical illness...
Read moreSeeing someone who looked like me in a senior role was an inspiration – Brown
Conducting a LinkedIn search and seeing someone who looked like her and held a key leadership role in the protection sector was a source of inspiration for Nina Brown, protection and mortgage...
Read moreFocus on positive messaging and add-on benefits to connect with consumers – Harvey
Protection advisers needs to focus more on positive messaging and maximise additional benefits and services to better connect with consumers. This is according to Rob Harvey, technical protection specialist at Protection Guru,...
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