Individual Protection

In our second quarterly review, we look back at Q2 2024 in which Health & Protection held its first Protection Forum, two leading health insurer CEOs announced departures, our IPMI Summit returned...

Health & Protection would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends over...

It's fair to say that 2024 will be looked back on as a momentous year across the health and protection markets in the UK and internationally. It was a year in which...

Aviva has reached an agreement to acquire Direct Line Group for £3.7bn the two companies announced today, but around 2,000 jobs may go. Direct Line shares have been valued at £2.75 and...

Inheritance Tax (IHT) revenues hit £5.7bn in the eight months to the end of November – up £600m or roughly 10.5% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest...

Advisers predict increasing demand for private medical insurance (PMI), income protection (IP) and life insurance in 2025, according to a survey by The Exeter.  Income protection saw the most positive sentiment with...

Cirencester Friendly has become the eighth insurer to achieve the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) Claims Charter status this year. Earlier in the year the PDG slashed its latest Claims Charter cohort from...

Compliance processes and advice guidelines exist in various networks and firms across our industry and it’s fair to say they differ between firms. Having worked as an adviser, I appreciate how compliance...

Emergenzz Financial Services managing partner and CEO Sheun Oke is already brainstorming for her third book which will support advisers new to the industry, after launching her second title, The Book on...

Phil Willcock is to join the board of One Family Group as a non-executive director from 1 January. Willcock (pictured) was most recently CEO of AIG Life Ltd in the UK, where...