Individual Protection

Benefits claimants who fail to find a job for more than 18 months will be expected to take on work experience placements under government plans set for late next year, according to...

Income protection policy holders who need to claim Universal Credit (UC) should not be penalised for buying such a policy. This is according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) who are...

Studies from Swiss Re and leading life insurers indicate electronic health records (EHRs) can have a transformative impact on the traditional life and health underwriting process, resulting in significantly "quicker, non-invasive decisions...

Aviva has reported an 18% increase in health and protection new business in 2023 when compared to the first nine months of last year. The insurer's trading update for the third quarter...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added Wiltshire Friendly to its specialist group protection proposition. Appointed representative (AR) firms can now access the insurer's range of income protection products, with specific...

Mojo Mortgages has appointed Toby Anderson as head of protection. Anderson joins the mortgage broker from Loan.co.uk where he held a similar role. His LinkedIn account reveals he was previously head of...

Isobel Dobney, head of people and talent development at LifeSearch, speaks to Health & Protection about plunging straight into the world of work after quitting her university course one year in, taking...

Advisers operating in the protection and health insurance sector are set for a second consecutive year with no additional levy for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). In its latest update the...

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is calling for the life insurance industry to changes to policies and processes to combat economic abuse and empower victim-survivors. This includes the ability to cancel or replace...

Reassured has signed a referral agreement to support Beagle Street customers who are unable to take out the insurer’s own life cover. Beagle Street offers life and critical illness cover direct to...