Individual Protection

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will begin tackling legacy issues in the life insurance and pensions market early next year. Its aim is to reduce the regulatory barriers insurers face, it said....

More than 11 and a half million individual protection policies were in force at the end of 2024, the latest Health & Protection Individual and Business Protection Report has found. The figures...

A new specialist mutual development unit and free pre-application help are among a series of initiatives from financial regulators to support government plans to double the size of the mutuals sector. The...

While the link between alcohol intake and poorer health outcomes is well known, health and protection advisers are not about to implement dry festive parties. John Kerr, managing director at Incorporate Benefits,...

Two in 10 employers are thinking about introducing group critical illness cover, according to research from Broadstone. The consultant’s second UK Employee Benefits landscape report surveyed 200 organisations and found there had...

Yavia is integrating Sikoia’s AI document processing solution into its digital platform. The firms said clients just need to upload documents once, with the key information automatically extracted and validated. With Sikoia...

Pacific Life Re has appointed Soichiro Makimoto as head of its Japan representative office. Makimoto joins from Moody’s Japan and brings more than 25 years of experience across the insurance and banking...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...

Mortgage and protection advice firm Vickers Young has joined network Stonebridge. Founded in 2012 by managing director Corby Macdonald, the Leicestershire firm expanded from a sole adviser operation into a 12-strong team...

Pivotal Growth has acquired Xact Mortgages, a mortgage and protection broker based in Solihull, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2007 by Jeremy Brown, Xact Mortgages has grown to a team of...