Individual Protection

A fifth of Britons are not adequately insured against health or financial shocks, according to Iress Financial Readiness Index. This comes despite twice as many people believing that they are sufficiently covered....

Health & Protection is launching the second edition of its provider service ratings for insurers in the UK health and protection markets. The research measures the service performance of all the key...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is forecasting that insurance premium tax (IPT) will now raise £57.8bn between 2025/26 and 2030/31, marking a £0.5 billion upgrade from estimates made following the Autumn...

Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is casting its regulatory eye on commissions in its Pure Protection Market Study. While that work does not extend to private medical insurance (PMI), advisers operating in...

Holloway Friendly has appointed John Gunn as non-executive director. Most recently chief finance officer (CFO) at The Exeter, Gunn (pictured) has more than 25 years’ experience in the insurance industry, with expertise...

NatWest has launched a range of protection insurance to its retail and mortgage customers. The product suite includes life insurance, expanded critical illness cover, and over-50s life Insurance. While critical illness cover...

Leah Barnes, protection specialist at London & Country (pictured), speaks to Health & Protection about why her start in the protection sector brought an end to her travels around Australia, overcoming setbacks...

Striking out on your own as an adviser can prove daunting - most will not know where to start and in an era of increased remote working leaving colleagues to go it...

Vitality has added HealthHero as a second partner to meet demand for its virtual GP services. The provider revealed that this new agreement will complement its existing arrangement with long-standing partner Livi...