Individual Protection

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Ben Howe as director of strategy and transformation and John Underwood as director of technology. Howe's remit is to deliver a portfolio of strategic transformation and change across...

Chubb Life has appointed Jack Chang as president of its life insurance operations in Taiwan that were acquired from Cigna. Chang's appointment follows Cigna completing the sale of its life, accident and...

Clio Toogood, sustainability analyst at Royal London, speaks to Health & Protection about conversations about sexual orientation and gender expression not really coming up at work, feeling a growing momentum in the...

Guardian has upgraded its adviser quote and apply system with the launch of Protection Builder 2.0. New features include intuitive tab-based navigation, enhanced multi-benefit functionality, easier dual life applications, improved portal integration,...

Axa UK has appointed Mark Pain as chairman of the board following predecessor Scott Wheway's appointment as chairman of Scottish Widows. Pain, a non-executive director at Axa UK, succeeds Wheway from today, subject...

Aviva has criticised members of the critical illness (CI) industry who it says put out a “negative spin” about claims being paid. The insurer noted this was particularly important as the sector...

CI Expert's system has managed to influence £120bn of insurance decisions since its launch a decade ago, according to director Alan Lakey. Speaking at the critical illness comparison service's 10 birthday party,...

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club have launched of a protection referral offering for directly authorised (DA) firms, giving their 10,000 members a choice of referral solutions for their clients. The panel is...

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has appointed Scott Wheway as chairman of its Scottish Widows Group and will leave his position as chairman of Axa UK today. Wheway (pictured) has also been appointed...

New technologies developed to produce Covid vaccines could lead to a cure for heart attacks and a vaccine which offers lifetime protection from HIV, according to a report from Allianz on how...