Individual Protection

OneFamily has appointed Jim Islam as chief executive. Islam (pictured) succeeds Teddy Nyahasha later this year, who is stepping down after three and half years in the role. Islam has been chief...

The number of referrals to the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) relating to private medical and protection insurance has dropped by more than a third year-on-year. This is according to City of...

With living costs continuing to rise and people’s purchasing power being eroded, it’s clear that futureproofing the value of protection cover has never been more important.  Despite efforts from the Bank of...

MetLife UK has launched ChildShield – a standalone product that supports families in the event their children have an accident or become seriously ill. The insurer said the product has been designed...

Effective promotion of added value services is key to improving consumer awareness of income protection. This is according to Emma Thomson, head of protection development at Sesame Bankhall Group (pictured), who spoke...

The cost of living crisis has proven a mixed bag for individual income protection. While customers clearly see the value of taking out protection, this prolonged period in which the population is...

Aviva has appointed former Axa Health CEO Tracy Garrad as CEO of Aviva Canada. Garrad (pictured) who stepped down as Axa Health CEO in April, succeeds Jason Storah from 16 October who...

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has appointed Shiney Prasad as country head - India. Shiney (pictured) joins from EY where he was India business consulting partner and insurance sector leader....

Health Assured has joined UK group risk industry body Group Risk Development (Grid). Bertrand Stern-Gillet, chief executive officer (CEO) at Health Assured, said: "The insights provided by Grid will undoubtedly provide additional...

Swiss Re Reinsurance Solutions has partnered with Wysa to launch Wysa Assure an artificial intelligence (AI) based mental health support app. Australia's MLC Life Insurance is the first provider to pilot the...