Individual Protection

Just three in 10 disabled people are satisfied with the quality of the financial advice or information they receive, according to a report from the University of Bristol’s Personal Finance Research Centre...

Strengthening the lobbying voice of Young Lives Vs Cancer was one of the key reasons an insurer sponsored the charity's latest piece of research. Earlier this week the charity released a report...

Zurich Insurance has today launched a critical illness proposition which will allow advisers to create bespoke packages for their clients, in a move that it anticipates will broaden the market.  The insurer...

Financial difficulties and hardship are just the reality for families when their child is diagnosed with cancer - even with government support, according to Rachel Kirby-Rider, chief executive at Young Lives vs...

Royal London has expanded its pre-sale underwriting tool to include more than 3,600 medical conditions – up from the 60 currently covered. The mutual said the change would make it easier and...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Richard Harrison as chief executive officer (CEO). Harrison (pictured) joins from Wesleyan Assurance Society, where he is chief distribution officer and has responsibility for financial advice,...

Financial services firms need to ensure they have vulnerable customers’ policies that include parents or caregivers of young cancer patients. The call features among a series of recommendations following the release of...

LifeSearch has appointed Justin Harper as chief marketing officer (CMO). Harper (pictured) was previously head of propositions at MetLife. He joined MetLife after more than 16 years at LV= where he progressed...

Kirsty White, head of mortgages at Tembo, speaks to Health & Protection about taking inspiration from her dad, learning from a former boss' words of wisdom and the importance of getting industry...

Legal & General Group Protection has updated its group critical illness cover (CIC) definitions for cancer, heart attack and dementia. The insurer said the updates are designed to help provide improved clarity...