Individual Protection

A dramatic reduction in the number of people working at the Probate Service has caused long delays in processing probates, according to Ministry of Justice figures obtained in a Freedom of Information...

Two of the biggest protection advice firms in the UK believe hybrid working is here to stay as it has become an essential route to recruiting and retaining talented people. Last week...

Verlingue has appointed Howard Jones to the newly created role of deputy head of corporate. Jones (pictured) joins the insurance broker from PIB where he took the role of branch director following...

Legal & General Group Protection's Wellbeing Advisory Board has released a cost of living guide. The guide features a range of practical tips and signposting from housing, bills, debt and working life...

'Are you worried about money?’  It was four years ago and I’d just been told I had breast cancer. After the consultant told me what the next steps would be relating to...

Nielsen Ramen, underwriter at Zurich, speaks to Health & Protection about initially staying silent over his sexuality due to minimal socialising at a previous employer, the importance of retaining LGBTQ+ workers by...

Almost three quarters (72%) of consumers believe the speed of any claim payment is the key driver of "good value", according to research from MetLife UK. The research measured consumers attitudes towards...

Royal London has appointed Jon Fuller to lead its newly created specialist protection distribution team, following its acquisition of Aegon UK's individual protection business.   Fuller joins from Aegon UK, where he...

Individual protection insurance sales in the UK fell by 7.8% in 2022 – reversing the rebound the market experienced in 2021, according to Swiss Re’s latest Term & Health Watch report. The...

UK employees are 'woefully under-insured', with employers contributing to a widening protection gap, according to research from consultancy Barnett Waddingham. More than two-thirds of employees are not receiving benefits such as critical...