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IPTF – Two years on: The long tail of Covid 19 and protecting incomes
Using the word turbulent to describe the last two years doesn't really do justice to the reality we've all lived. And while a different kind of turbulence now rages on in Ukraine,...
Read moreCIExpert partners with Iress to create more streamlined protection sales process
CIExpert has agreed a partnership with Iress aimed at creating a more streamlined process for advisers' protection sales. This more streamlined process will enable advisers to complete the process of sourcing quotes,...
Read moreLV= protection profits up 350% year-on-year
LV= has seen profits from its protection business soar 350% year-on-year, according to the group's financial results for the year to 31 December 2021. The results reveal trading profit from LV='s protection...
Read moreThe Exeter’s chairman to step down after 14 years
Wallace Dobbin is to step down as chairman of The Exeter after 14 years in the role. The friendly society revealed Dobbin, who was appointed in July 2008, has chosen to step...
Read moreCanada Life appoints UK chairman
Andy Watson is to succeed Derek Netherton as chairman for the UK of Canada Life. Watson, currently a non-executive director at Canada Life Limited, has been appointed, subject to regulatory approval. He...
Read moreGallagher buys Canadian compensation consultancy
Arthur J. Gallagher has acquired Montreal-based compensation consulting firm PCI-Perrault Consulting for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2001, PCI specialises in total compensation and governance for organisations throughout Canada. The firm advises...
Read moreSunak’s cost of living crisis failure could prompt delayed or cancelled cover, advisers warn
Protection insurance planning could come under greater scrutiny from customers as a result of chancellor Rishi Sunak's failure to properly address the country's cost of living crisis, advisers have warned. They also...
Read moreOBR predicts highest recorded fall in living standards as lack of Universal Credit support in Spring Statement a ‘bitter blow’
Britons will suffer their biggest fall in living standards on record during the next 12 months, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has predicted. And the agency warned that living standards may...
Read moreSunak hits low earners as NIC threshold up £3k and Income Tax cut planned
The National Insurance Contribution (NIC) lower threshold will be increased by £3,000 in July to bring it into line with the Income Tax personal allowance lower limit. However, the move has been...
Read moreInflation hits 30-year high and duration is a key factor
UK inflation hit a 30-year high of 6.2% in February as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), up from 5.5% in the previous month. Insurers have warned that the duration of...
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