Individual Protection

SimplyBiz has appointed Kelly Phillips to the newly created role of business development quality manager. Phillips joins from AIG Life where she was sales quality account manager. She was also previously a...

The small gesture of a fellow hostage silently putting their hand on his was "terribly comforting" during his four years in captivity, according to Sir Terry Waite. Participating in Protection Review's ProtectX7...

Providers pumping money into adverts featuring celebrities who do not believe in protection cover is a "complete waste of time and money", according to Nina Brown, protection adviser at Pam Brown Mortgages....

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has produced a new guide to help advisers with self-employed clients through the duration of their IP policy to make the most of their policy and...

The number of pure protection sales marginally decreased over the past year amid a decline in advised critical illness sales sold with mortgage protection. This is according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s...

While firms' Consumer Duty processes do not have to be "perfect" from day one, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does expect them to have the capability to monitor outcomes from the day...

At the IPTF we get frustrated that positive intent about income protection (IP) doesn’t always transfer through into impressive sales. This sense amplifies with the self-employed – at times it feels like...

Bluezone has selected Inuvi as its health testing provider for the launch of its life insurance cover for people with Type 2 diabetes. The health data company will provide finger-prick blood testing...

Health resilience improved globally in 2022, with 78% of protection needs covered by insurance – an increase from 77.5% in 2021, according to Swiss Re. However, mortality protection fell widening the gap...

The Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) collected by HM Treasury increased by around £100m to £1.8bn for the first two months of the tax year, according to consultancy OAC. The figure is a...