Individual Protection

British Friendly paid 90% of new income protection (IP) claims in 2022 and just over £5m to its members in income protection and discretionary BF Care claims. British Friendly paid 1,193 claims...

Abbie Marlow, client manager at Swiss Re, speaks to Health & Protection about trying to find a vocation which would make use of analytical skills gained at university, not giving up on...

The past 25 years have seen protection insurance evolve into a substantial specialist field that is inarguably a key cornerstone of any financial plan, according to LifeSearch chairman Tom Baigrie. But Baigrie...

Legal & General has joined professional body the Consumer Duty Alliance (CDA) which launched on 9 March. The body has been established with the aim of promoting good practice, delivering better client...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointments of Therese Chambers and Steve Smart as joint executive directors of enforcement and market oversight, as well the creation of a single legal...

Reassured life and critical illness (CI) insurance customers received £40,271,300 in claims pay outs in 2022 with a further £12m more still under review across its insurer panel. AIG Life accounted for...

Aviva has not removed any intermediaries from its panel over the use of loaded premiums but has told firms to bring metrics around these premiums "back into line", the insurer has told...

Fostering diverse workforces is not just a nice thing to do as it can have a significant impact on an advice firm's reputation and employee retention rates improving its bottom line, with...

Aviva has has been paying its longest income protection (IP) claim for more than 35 years. The insurer published the detail as part of its 2022 individual protection claims data which showed...

The Exeter saw usage of its free member health and wellbeing app grow by 10% in 2022. The protection and health insurer noted remote GP appointments remained the most popular service, accounting...