Individual Protection

Concerns about meeting healthcare costs in retirement is now a pressing concern for more South Africans, Australians and Americans, according to a report from Smart Future. Its Future of Global Retirement report...

Bella Streames, protection specialist at Velvet, speaks to Health & Protection about working for her mum Joanna Streames, wanting to encourage more young women into the sector, overcoming imposter syndrome and being...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received fewer private medical insurance (PMI) and dental insurance-related complaints from October to December than the previous three months, but upheld 5% more. Data for third quarter...

Zurich has introduced a package of financial education and cost of living support for its 5,000 UK employees. The package includes financial education, webinars and access to bespoke consultations with eco-experts Planet...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told DeadHappy to avoid causing "serious or widespread" offence after banning two life insurance ads the insurer placed depicting notorious serial killer Dr Harold Shipman which...

John Bissell is to retire from his role as chief operating officer (COO) and board member of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) in early April after more than six years with the...

Dentists' Provident paid out £5.6m to members in 2022 having received nearly 60% more new claims than in 2021, according to the dental income protection (IP) provider's claims stats for 2022. The...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is calling for payments from insurance products including lifetime health and social care cover to be excluded from local authority financial assessments under government's plan for...

Effective credible environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies implemented by financial services firms could potentially be linked to remuneration, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted. It also expects firms to account...

Trusts are failing the mass market as a way of securing death benefit payments, especially as the number of cohabitees increases, Swiss Re is warning. The reinsurer’s latest research suggests around one...