Individual Protection

Financial worries amid the cost of living crisis are affecting individuals and their loved ones’ mental health, according to research from from MetLife UK. The research of 1,428 UK part-time and full-time...

Andrew Parker, head of people & culture at LifeSearch, speaks to Health & Protection about wanting to see a truer representation of UK demography for marketing of protection products, the benefits of...

Canada Life UK has appointed Katy Johnston to the newly created role of head of digital transformation. In her new role Johnston will support the company’s aim of consolidating its position in...

Legal & General Group Protection has launched a virtual clinic which adds a virtual GP and mental health support service from Teladoc Health to its wellbeing support framework. The service offers round...

YuLife has raised $120m (£95m) in a Series C funding round led by Dai-ichi Life Holdings - a new strategic investor in the company. The funding round, supported by YuLife's existing investors,...

Marianne Cowie, strategic execution manager at Zurich, speaks to Health & Protection about corporate attitudes towards gender presentation, getting to a good place in ensuring workplaces are LGBTQ+ inclusive and how the...

HM Treasury has today announced the appointment of Ashley Alder as chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority. Alder (pictured) is currently chief executive officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in...

Advisers have called on Boris Johnson's successor to prioritise the introduction of tax relief for income protection plans and the removal of insurance premium tax on health insurance products. With Johnson resigning...

IPipeline has launched Life Update Process in response to the Financial Conduct Authority's consumer duty consultation. The digital process aims to enable banks, providers, and advisers to regularly check-in with clients and...

HSBC Life UK has signed up to the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) claims charter and funeral payment pledge. The PDG's claims charter is based on six core elements which include: A dedicated...