Individual Protection

The competition regulator has opened an investigation into Aviva’s £460m takeover of AIG Life UK and its potential to substantially lessen competition in the sector. The initial part of the investigation is...

Communicating the benefits of protection insurance through a benefits sheet could be the key to demystifying cover for consumers. This is according to Alan Lakey, director at CIExpert (pictured), who spoke to...

Royal London has appointed Fiona Wynn as head of protection proposition and Mark Preston as service delivery manager with responsibility for large cases. The mutual said the appointments support its plans for...

The Right Mortgage and Protection Network and DA Club have appointed Tom Fish as protection development manager. Fish (pictured) joins the business with immediate effect and will be supporting all member firms...

LSL Property Services has completed its acquisition of TenetLime. The deal was completed on 2 February 2024 and follows Tenet Group's August 2023 decision to dispose of its appointed representative (AR) groups...

More cancer screenings, clearer definitions, dedicated cancer helplines and support and better access to protection insurance and cost management rank top of advisers' wish lists for insurers to improve customer experience this...

The Apprentice kicked off yesterday - so how did our sector's representative on the show do? Thankfully, protection adviser Raj Chohan (pictured) was on the winning side as the two teams were...

Seven in 10 (70%) consumers cannot remember seeing any advertising for critical illness cover (CIC) recently including on TV, in social media, or in the news, according to research from CIExpert. The...

Cavendish Online, part of Lloyds Banking Group, is aiming to help improve customer experience via artificial intelligence (AI) technology through an agreement with AI fintech Aveni.ai. Aveni’s generative AI and natural language...

Drumming up new business is never an easy task for advisers. While word of mouth and social media promotion can take a business so far, some advisers choose to turn to lead...