Individual Protection

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a review of 10 years of the current concurrency arrangements, which set out how the CMA and sector regulators collaborate to enforce competition law...

It is vital protection advisers establish meaningful relationships with female breadwinners when talking about finances to ensure the continuation of the industry. This is according to Juliette Meads, national account manager at...

More than 60,000 fewer protection policies were sold in the UK for the second quarter of the year compared with the first three months, according to Gen Re. The poor second quarter...

Access to insurance in the UK has markedly improved in recent years. However, there are inconsistencies across the market, with accessibility dependent on the underwriting philosophy and ethos of the provider; primarily...

Five years on from launching into the UK protection market, Guardian CEO Katya MacLean explains the insurer’s journey through Covid, a cost-of-living crisis and its aims to be a top five provider...

Guardian has paid its first critical illness (CI) claim under its cover upgrade promise. The commitment, introduced upon Guardian's launch in 2018, sees it promise to check a claim against both the...

Royal London has outlined a series of increases to its non-medical limits for life cover as well as to the type of medical evidence required.  The aim is to increase the speed...

IPipeline has appointed Jon Finley as business development director. He will lead the company’s SSG Digital platform across the pensions, savings, and investments markets, as well as in its established protection market....

Boston Mutual Life Insurance has appointed Anna Vratsinas as regional sales director for South Florida within its distribution and business development department. Vratsinas (pictured) will be responsible for workplace sales in the...

Aston Lark Ireland has agreed terms to acquire Dublin-based mortgage and protection solutions provider Finance Solutions for an undisclosed sum. Finance Solutions, a 40-strong owner-managed financial services company, was founded in 2011...