Individual Protection

Legal & General is lifting most of its Covid underwriting restrictions and will no longer be asking people if they are self-isolating due to Covid, or if they have had direct contact...

Health and protection insurance intermediaries plan to continue with hybrid working as the country emerges from the pandemic. Earlier this week, Health & Protection reported that health insurers are planning to continue...

Insurers could face much higher claims from life and health policies or legal liabilities if they fail to test their products on diverse populations, Swiss Re has warned. And it suggested that...

Australia's MLC Life Insurance has appointed Andrew Beevors as chief claims officer. Beevors, who will be responsible for all aspects of claims handling and management leading a team of more than 300,...

Insurers around the world must be wary of the risk of legal action being brought due to inappropriate advice provided by health technology and apps, including wearable devices. The warning appears in...

Research from Legal & General has uncovered a disconnect between women's understanding and their engagement with group protection benefits and services. The insurer said the results suggested a need for more relevant...

Swiss Re has warned the life and health insurance sectors to be prepared for significant and unexpected long-term effects from the Covid-19 pandemic. The reinsurer highlighted three key underlying effects which it...

Insurers are rejecting the five day week and expect to continue with a hybrid approach to work as the country emerges from the pandemic. This contradicts predictions from the Centre for Cities...

Hyundai Motor India has extended vaccination and insurance cover to family members of its employees and organised an inhouse camp to vaccinate workers. The motor firm revealed it has organised an inhouse...

Primis mortgage network has called on protection providers to help drive sales by simplifying policy wordings, being much clearer about what is and is not covered, and forming a collective industry approach...