Individual Protection
Cirencester Friendly appoints Waddington as distribution director
Cirencester Friendly has appointed Alan Waddington as director of distribution. He succeeds Andy Peters from 5 December. Peters has held the role of interim director of distribution since November last year. Peters...
Read moreEnsuring panicked and vulnerable customers see true value of protection is crucial amid fallout from ‘foolish’ mini Budget – analysis
The role of the adviser has never been more important in explaining the true value of protection as panic has enveloped mortgage customers due to fears around skyrocketing interest rates. And advisers...
Read moreWorld Mental Health Day: Opening up conversations and the national double whammy
While younger generations - particularly men - are getting better at talking about their own mental health issues, the nation is facing a "double whammy" from the aftermath of the pandemic and...
Read moreOver one million people suffering long Covid for more than a year
The number of people in the UK suffering long Covid symptoms for more than a year has rocketed above the one million mark for the first time, according to official figures. Latest...
Read moreGuardian launches on UnderwriteMe’s protection platform
Guardian has launched on UnderwriteMe’s protection platform sourcing system. The platform allows advisers to compare fully underwritten buy-now quotes on multiple products from a range of providers. Guardian said the partnership would...
Read moreHow advisers are tackling Consumer Duty, workforce pressures and cost of living crisis – analysis
The Consumer Duty and the continuing cost of living crisis are among the key challenges facing advisers at the moment. But Health & Protection has found advisers are rising to these challenges...
Read moreIP take-up low despite rising worries of losing income – The Exeter
Less than half of workers who are worried about potential lost income following personal illness or injury are doing anything about it by applying for income protection (IP), according to research from...
Read moreCII picks president from Swiss Re
Russell Higginbotham, the CEO of Swiss Re Solutions, has been elected president of the Chartered Insurance Institute for 2023. Higginbotham started his career in 1986 with a UK life insurer and will...
Read moreTories’ GDPR overhaul could stifle health data sharing, lawyer warns
Processing health data could become a lot more difficult if the UK diverges from current European general data protection regulation (GDPR), an employment lawyer has warned. And if the UK's proposed new...
Read moreProtection Guru hires CRO from Twenty7Tec
Protection Guru has appointed Niki Cooke as chief revenue officer. Cooke joins from mortgage sourcing system provider Twenty7Tec Group where she was director of intermediary relationships. Earlier in her career, she was...
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