Group Risk

Eight in 10 (80%) advisers carried out over 50% of their client meetings virtually in 2021 and of this group a third (32%) conducted all meetings online, according to CIExpert's Adviser Watch....

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...

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...

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...

Aegon UK has launched a new adviser dashboard bringing together all protection applications onto one online platform. The dashboard enables advisers to complete and submit applications online, track these in real-time and...

Scottish Widows paid out a total of £207.9 million in protection claims in 2021, up from £206m in 2020. This is according to the insurer's 2021 claims data which revealed it paid...