Individual Protection
Insurers advancing underwriting but GP reports, mental health and benign conditions prove problematic – analysis
Securing a quick underwriting decision seems to be increasingly dependent on the insurer advisers are dealing with and how these firms embrace technology. It is clearly becoming more important for insurers to...
Read moreLifeSearch launches white label third-party protection sales solution
LifeSearch has launched a digital third party protection solution which can be white labelled by firms as needed. Advised and execution-only options will be available along with guidance routes - which the...
Read moreSesame Bankhall launches guides to help advisers write more protection business
Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has launched a range of practical support guides to help advisers boost their protection business. The guides have been developed in response to research conducted for SBG’s Protection...
Read moreEmployees judge actions so tackling ‘Handy Andy in accounts’ really matters
Insurance industry bosses have been warned that employees judge them by their deeds, so what they do about 'Handy Andy in accounts' is just as important as any other measure they can...
Read moreScottish Widows protection sales up 31% driven by direct channels
Scottish Widows saw its protection sales rise by 31% last year largely through direct channels as it aims to become a top three provider by 2025. The insurer reported £42m of income...
Read moreTreasury ‘committed’ to insurance role in social care funding despite ABI warning
The government is “committed” to its current agenda for reform of social care funding and believes insurers are “fundamental” to doing so, despite an Association of British Insurers (ABI) report highlighting “significant”...
Read moreFCA to survey 600 smaller firms about Consumer Duty implementation – Mills
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to survey 600 smaller firms to check how they are preparing for implementing the Consumer Duty. The regulator also conceded it may have not adequately explained...
Read moreAnother life insurance lead generator hit as part of sector crackdown
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken action against another life insurance lead generator as part of its crackdown on the sector. This latest action has seen the regulator ban adverts placed...
Read moreFurther Consumer Duty tweaks needed to tackle ‘significant’ closed book issues – FCA
Further tweaks to the implementation of the Consumer Duty will be needed to help firms navigate "significant" issues connected to closed life insurance books, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted. The...
Read moreReassured adds CFO and non-executive director
Reassured has appointed Ed Wagener as chief financial officer (CFO). Wagener joins the life insurance broker from retail firm Not on the High Street, and was also CFO at Compare the Market...
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