Individual Protection

Ascend Broking Group has been bought by European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion which has launched an insurance broking platform with more acquisitions planned.   The Chelmsford, Essex-based broker achieved a hat trick...

Health & Protection rounded out a busy 2025 for the protection market with our Individual and Business Protection Report House of Lords roundtable. The discussion was as animated as the previous 12...

Men would rather their employer gave them flexible working hours to attend cancer tests or treatments, or paid time off for medical appointments over access to private medical insurance (PMI). This is...

General insurance (GI) distributors, which include most health and protection advisers, will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fees fall to a total £900,000 in the 2026-27 financial year. This is...

The government has been pushed to explore and explain the quality and availability of insurance for people with sickle cell by one of its MPs. Claire Hazelgrove, Labour MP for Filton and...

National Friendly is launching its Mortgage Friendly Shield product through Iress's platforms. The move will provide advisers using The Exchange and Xplan Mortgage software with access to the plan from today. It...

Zoas has appointed Katie Crook-Davies as an associate. Announcing her move on LinkedIn, Crook-Davies (pictured) explained she was joining to help the digital health commercial consultancy bridge the gap across to the...

Resolution Life has confirmed Moses Ojeisekhoba will succeed Sir Clive Cowdery as CEO from 1 July 2026. Sir Clive will then continue in his role as executive chairman. In October 2024, Resolution...

Moody’s is retaining its stable rating for the global life insurance insurance as it expects “robust” demand for earnings and protection products over the next year. However it noted that while mortality...

More than eight in 10 workers think not being able to work due to illness or injury would damage their personal confidence. In all a third believed it would have a major...