Individual Protection

The level of a cancer sufferer's physical activity can have a direct, positive impact on their survival chances, according to data from Vitality. The insurer’s South African parent company Discovery analysed 88,000...

Advisers operating in the health and protection insurance and mortgage sectors have escaped the prospect of picking up the massive costs of failures in other parts of the financial services industry. In...

The protection industry must do more to help brokers effectively tackle harrowing calls where customers talk about ending their own lives, according to Alan Knowles, managing director at Cura Financial Services. Knowles...

Incoming regulation and a steep decline in marriages mean it has never been more important for advisers to ensure protection policies are properly set up for cohabitee partners, according to consultant Johnny...

Aegon paid out £139m across all protection benefits last year, according to individual protection claims data for 2021. The data reveals the provider helped more than 1,600 families and businesses in 2021,...

Regulators from across the spectrum have agreed to develop metrics to measure the regulatory burden on the financial services industry. The move comes after leaders and senior representatives from the Financial Conduct...

Cirencester Friendly saw an increase in premium income, membership and funds under management, according to the society's 2021 annual report and accounts. The report reveals that over the year the mutual's membership...

Iress has added term and critical illness protection services to quote and apply product sourcing software The Exchange. The move marks the second phase of its Features initiative following launch of the...

Aviva paid out a total of £1,094,919,735 in 2021 across individual critical illness, life insurance and income protection policies, with 98.1% of all claims received settled. The insurer's annual individual protection claims...

Protection claims payouts hit a new record in 2021, according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk Development (Grid). The data reveals £6.8bn was paid out in...