Individual Protection

Australian life insurer Neos Life has appointed Harry Georges as head of sales. Georges succeeds Charl du Plooy who is moving to the role of head of culture and performance. Before joining...

Aviva has formally completed the acquisition of Succession Wealth for £385m. The insurer first announced the acquisition on 2 March. Along with offering wealth management advice the firm has an employee benefit...

Andy Morris is stepping up from director of finance and risk to succeed Paul Hudson as CEO of Cirencester Friendly seven months earlier than originally planned. In September of last year the...

Aviva's group risk and private medical insurance (PMI) sales offset a falling individual protection market while higher claims hit profitability in the first half of the year. The insurer said the value...

Shepherds Friendly has added Alison McKinna and Neil Tinegate as non-executive directors to its board. McKinna's experience ranges across a variety of sectors, including financial services, healthcare and charities including BHSF, Cancer...

Legal & General saw its retail protection new business drop 19% in the first half of the year as its predictions of a shrinking protection market appear to be coming true. Back in...

I have heard the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty described in many ways. This ranges from “unnecessary meddling”, to which I do not subscribe, to the “Retail Distribution Review mark II...

Customers will keep their protection policies in place if the benefits are sold correctly to them in the first place - even with an significant interest rate hike. Pam Brown, owner of...

The number of referrals for children's mental health services has soared during the pandemic and is now the biggest source of child referrals for a health issue, according to Royal London. Data...

Holloway Friendly is offering members the ability to pause their insurance and payments for up to six months in response to the cost of living crisis. The option will be made available...