Individual Protection

Healthcare ranked top when it comes to premium pay outs, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) general insurance (GI) value measures data for 2025. The FCA data showed that last year,...

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has launched a consultation on making amalgamations and transfers of friendly societies easier to complete. The regulator wants to improve the clarity and accessibility of Part VIII...

While high-income countries experience the widest morbidity gaps, reflecting gains in lifespan, this is not being matched by gains in healthy years of life. This is according to a study, published in...

Legal & General has told Health & Protection it remains committed to the group critical illness (CI) market despite telling an adviser it was temporarily halting all quoting "as company" for the...

Protection buys breathing space, so saving does not switch off.   ‘We’re on track for retirement, right?’   How many times do your clients ask you that question? You can build a solid...

Andy Burnham appeared to give his backing to the Milburn Review by using his first speech as prime minister to promise more mental health support for young people. Outside Downing Street earlier...

HealthHero has told Health & Protection it has successfully completed the refinancing required to provide the business with the “significant financial headroom” to pursue its strategic growth ambitions. The refinancing closed in...

The Financial Ombudsman Service’s (FOS) board has appointed Jenny Simmonds as permanent chief executive officer and James Dipple-Johnstone as permanent chief ombudsman. The appointments follow an open recruitment process led by the...

Insurers and financial services providers use price comparison websites because they are a relatively cost-effective way of acquiring customers, Moneysupermarket chief executive Peter Duffy has argued. However, Financial Services Consumer Panel member...

Andy Burnham used his maiden speech as leader of the Labour Party to announce that he wants to improve social care in the UK. Speaking earlier today, the MP for Makerfield said:...