Individual Protection

Wes Streeting has been appointed health secretary in a series of Cabinet appointments made be the country's new prime minister Sir Keir Starmer. Following Labour's general election win this morning, Starmer turned...

Learning lessons from Continental Europe and removing restrictive legislation so that mutuals can compete on a level playing field are some of the ways the new Labour government can achieve its goal...

Mortgage and protection specialist Just Mortgages has appointed Grant MacKay as sales manager within its self-employed division in Scotland. Motherwell-based MacKay (pictured) will be working closely with 25 self-employed advisers across Scotland...

A protection adviser standing as a candidate for Reform UK has complained about Health & Protection’s Pride coverage, arguing that hearing from the LGBTQ+ community is not for a professional publication.  Mark...

Jennifer Rafferty is succeeding Dave Miller as Iress' managing director of sourcing following his retirement. Miller (pictured) retires after a 35-year career in roles across the UK financial services and mortgage industry....

Fintech digital mortgage broker Habito has launched a dedicated protection department. The department will be led by protection advice manager Rhys Walker, who is joined by protection experts Kulwinder Chana and Niladri...

MetLife has joined Protection Guru platform to provide key insights and data for protection advisers which will be shared as part of Protection Guru’s Daily Insights service. The move means Protection Guru...

Insurance broker and risk management company Gallagher has agreed a partnership with protection advice specialist LifeSearch to jointly deliver additional insurance products and services to micro-SME businesses. Gallagher is a global insurance...

Royal London has completed the Part VII transfer of the Aegon UK individual protection book following formal approval by the courts. The acquisition, first announced in April last year, sees the life...

While gender assigned at birth cannot be disregarded in medical underwriting, processes can be made more inclusive of LGBTQ+ customers. This is according to Juliette Meads, national account manager at Vitality, who...