Individual Protection

Critical illness is suffering from an identity crisis, with consumer trust lacking, according to Paul Roberts, proposition and distribution director at CIExpert. Referring to findings from the CI Expert's Critical Thinking 2024...

Aviva paid out a record £1.18bn across individual life insurance, critical illness cover, income protection and other protection policies in 2023. This insurer said this was the highest annual amount it has...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has unveiled the second batch of advisers taking part in its adviser focused campaign, 7 Advisers. The seven advisers set to be introduced by IPTF on...

The role of protection underwriting is not to catch agents or customers out, but to understand any inconsistencies in their NHS records and to improve confidence in these products. The ultimate aim...

Rhys Williams has claimed his wife felt forced to leave her job after her employer refused to adjust her hours to allow her to take care of their sick son. This is...

Clients who use mental health services, though they do not suffer from mental health issues, are in danger of being denied protection cover, according to Krystle Skelton, protection adviser at Cura. Skelton...

Individual protection product sales fell to 2.1 million in 2023, the lowest figure since 2018, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The drop of around 100,000 sales represented a 4.5%...

Explainable artificial intelligence (AI) is the key to bridging the gap between the benefits of the technology and maintaining trust among policy holders. This is according to Dr Lizzy Lubczanski, client manager...

Allianz Partners has appointed Ariane Koelbli as global head of people and culture. Koelbli (pictured) is responsible for defining global HR strategy and implementing initiatives to support its growth ambitions, with a...

Guardian has said that policies with its beneficiary nomination tool Payout Planner in place accounted for 68% of its life insurance book at year-end 2023 and 74% of its life insurance claims...