Individual Protection

National Friendly has implemented a series of changes to its income protection (IP) policy, effective from 5 March 2024. The changes mean the friendly society’s IP policy now allows members to choose...

There are no easy solutions to the problem of overcoming barriers to income protection cover for customers with less than two years of GP records. This is according to a protection insurer...

Voting for the Health & Protection Awards 2024 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding in their respective sectors during...

Financial services company SunLife, part of Phoenix Group, has appointed Victoria Heath as chief marketing officer. Heath joins SunLife from Vanquis Bank, bringing with her over 20 years of strategic marketing experience including...

The Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) has appointed Shepherds Friendly, Ann-Marie O’Dea, as board chairwoman. Previously vice-chairwoman, she succeeds Stuart Tragheim, who has stood down following his retirement from Holloway Friendly Society...

Aviva is altering its digital GP support through its Aviva DigiCare+ app to let individual protection customers benefit from up to three digital GP consultations a year, at no extra cost. The...

Week 5 of The Apprentice saw the contestants vying to be Lord Sugar's latest business partner, set the task of launching a new Formula E team complete with a new brand ahead...

Royal London has appointed Peter Josse as group chief operating officer. Josse joins on 4 March 2024 and will report to the mutual's group CEO Barry O’Dwyer. Over a career spanning 20...

Cirencester Friendly has promoted Michelle West-Wiggins to the newly created role of director of customer experience. The change means the former head of customer experience and claims, who has been with the...

Increased personalisation in health and protection underwriting will lead to smaller and more pools of risk. This is according to Matthew Bone, head of underwriting and claims for UK and Ireland at...