Individual Protection

Insurers are not focusing on introducing digital business channels for fear of upsetting and disrupting advisers and intermediaries, according to Swiss Re-backed technology provider IptiQ. The firm warned that regulatory interventions would...

Mortgage sourcing software provider Twenty7Tec has bought Bluecoat Software which owns the Finplan customer relationship management (CRM) system used by many protection advisers. The Finplan CRM is used by more than 300...

LV= has paid more than £5.4m in income protection (IP) and personal sick pay claims between January and April 2022, almost 10% up on last year. By comparison, in the same period...

British Friendly has launched level guaranteed premiums on its short and long-term income protection Protect product as a new, second premium option in addition to its existing age-costed guaranteed premiums. The mutual...

The Exeter is urging to advisers to start prioritising conversations about income protection (IP) with clients due to rising mortgage repayments and the ongoing cost of living crisis. The insurer highlighted data...

International research has shown the impact of early multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a huge impact on the long-term functional outcomes. Put simply, the...

Johnny Timpson has described receiving his OBE medal as a "remarkable" experience but said he wanted to share the honour with all of his Access to Insurance colleagues. In January it was...

IPipeline is extending its product comparison service to include multi-benefit protection products. The service was previously limited to single benefit comparisons. This latest enhancement enables advisers to compare core product features and...

The health of their family is a top life priority for more than eight in 10 employees - second only to their own personal health, according to research. Engage Health Group’s Work,...

Emma Blackmore, account executive for income protection at MetLife, speaks to Health & Protection about being misgendered, the importance of more visible members of the LGBTQIA+ community in upper management and not...