Individual Protection

Customers who bought life or critical illness insurance policies through Reassured received more than £50m in claims payments last year. The broker firm said this was an increase of 25% from 2022...

Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) members paid out more than £70m in claims to 7,000 customers in 2023. This compares to £52m in claims in 2022. Part of the increase is linked...

L&C Mortgages has appointed Mark Harrington as CEO subject to regulatory approval. Harrington (pictured), who joined the company in 2003, has held a number of different roles in his time with the...

  Taking life one step at a time made all the difference for Brandon Collins as he attempted to navigate a relationship breakdown while building a new small business. To mark Stress...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has added Guardian onto its protection panel. Guardian offers a range of individual protection insurance products including life insurance, critical illness, combined life and critical illness protection, children’s...

Mortgage and protection network Stonebridge has agreed an accident, sickness, and unemployment (ASU) partnership with independent insurance provider Wessex Group, for Stonebridge member firms. Created by Wessex Group, in conjunction with AmTrust...

LV= has told advisers to check their client's cover amid an increase of declined critical illness claims on the previous year. The mutual's claims report for 2023 shows that three in five...

Dentists’ Provident paid out sickness claims of £5.2m last year, with a new claims paid ratio of 99%, according to its 2023 annual report.  That compares to 2022 when Dentists’ Provident paid...

The cost of living is proving a greater concern for young people than older adults, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data from a survey of 5,009 households...

Japanese life insurer Nippon Life's Singapore-based subsidiary Nippon Life Asia Pacific has received approval from Indian authorities to launch a subsidiary in Mumbai, India. Nippon Life has life insurance and asset management...