Individual Protection

Advisers working in the health and protection market will not face paying a levy for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) this year. In its latest update, the regulator said it expects...

Legal & General saw claims approval rates across its life insurance, critical illness (CI) and income protection (IP) products all increase in 2022. The insurer paid out over a third more IP...

Royal London has begun a £1.2m charity partnership with Cancer Research UK aimed at tackling cancer inequalities. The partnership will fund research into hard-to-treat cancers and initiatives to improve the pathway to...

LifeSearch has partnered with QuoteSearch to provide protection advice and guidance to its customer base as it expand into new markets. QuoteSearch provides free online quotes for life insurance and income protection...

Property expert and former A Place In the Sun presenter Jonnie Irwin has revealed his regret at not taking out critical illness cover following conversations with his financial adviser and a subsequent...

Aviva’s protection and health business posted a 6% growth in sales by value of new business (VNB) to £60m in the first quarter of the year up from £57m in the same...

With more than 90% of income protection (IP) sales made through advisers it may surprise people to learn that last month the IPTF hosted 40 experts from advisers, networks, comparison websites, insurers...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Perth, Western Australia-based Mavco Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mavco is a general insurance broker and risk management firm serving corporate clients...

A commonly held view across the insurance sector is that proper diversity across product design and insurance workforce populations should lie at the heart of effectively serving customers. It is clear the...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Paul Wilson as chief operating officer (COO), subject to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval. He succeeds Richard Howells who left the business earlier this month to...