Individual Protection

Launching AIG Life's health and wellbeing service Smart Health and masterminding Aviva's TV advertising campaign for life insurance starring comedian Paul Whitehouse feature among the standout achievements of Sue Helmont's 35 year...

Advisers operating in the health and protection insurance market will see their contribution to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) budget rise by 10.4% in the 2023/24 financial year. The rise comes as...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set a goal of spotting problem firms faster to help tackle the high Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy. It is developing proposals to improve complaints...

Royal London has extended its online, signature free trusts process to its personal menu plans. The move means the process of advisers selecting the right trust for clients can be completed online...

CIExpert is integrating its critical illness (CI) cover comparison service and insights with Synaptic's Pathways and Webline technology platforms. The partnership aims to use both companies' technology to simplify and streamline advisers'...

Royal London CEO Barry O’Dwyer has told Health & Protection that the mutual is interested in further merger and acquisition activity if it can find the right situation. If an individual protection...

The jobs of around 40 Aegon UK employees are at risk following the sale of the firm's UK individual protection book to Royal London, while outstanding pipeline applications have 30 days to...

Royal London is aquiring Aegon UK's individual protection line of business as the insurer is exiting this part of the market. A statement from Aegon said the sale supported it’s strategy to...

The number of people suffering with long Covid symptoms for at least two years has soared past three quarters of a million - rising 11% since the start of the year, according...

UnderwriteMe has agreed a strategic partnership with Inuvi, a provider of medical examinations and health services to the insurance industry. The product works by automating many of the manual processes that currently...