Individual Protection

'Are you worried about money?’  It was four years ago and I’d just been told I had breast cancer. After the consultant told me what the next steps would be relating to...

Nielsen Ramen, underwriter at Zurich, speaks to Health & Protection about initially staying silent over his sexuality due to minimal socialising at a previous employer, the importance of retaining LGBTQ+ workers by...

Almost three quarters (72%) of consumers believe the speed of any claim payment is the key driver of "good value", according to research from MetLife UK. The research measured consumers attitudes towards...

Royal London has appointed Jon Fuller to lead its newly created specialist protection distribution team, following its acquisition of Aegon UK's individual protection business.   Fuller joins from Aegon UK, where he...

Individual protection insurance sales in the UK fell by 7.8% in 2022 – reversing the rebound the market experienced in 2021, according to Swiss Re’s latest Term & Health Watch report. The...

UK employees are 'woefully under-insured', with employers contributing to a widening protection gap, according to research from consultancy Barnett Waddingham. More than two-thirds of employees are not receiving benefits such as critical...

The shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 adviser categories have now been revealed. The shortlists cover 14 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. Finalists...

HSBC Life UK has opened its value-added benefits to new customers who apply for protection cover via external distribution partners. The offer also extends to existing protection customers who bought their policy...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has added SPF Private Clients, New Leaf Distribution and Mortgageforce as new member firms. Established in 2016, the PDG was set up as a group of protection...

SimplyBiz has launched a support programme to help appointed representatives (ARs) and principal firms get to grips with the recent changes made to the AR regime by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)....