Individual Protection

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) generated a £113.6m surplus for the 2021/22 financial year pushing its cash reserves above the maximum target, according to the regulator’s annual report. This annual surplus included...

Canada Life UK has appointed Cath Goddard as head of data, insight and customer relationship management (CRM). Goddard (pictured) has more than 25 years’ experience working in data science and insight led...

The shortlist for Best Diversity & Inclusion Strategy at the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 has been revealed. Six insurers from across the health and protection industry have been shortlisted for...

Mark Hartigan is to step down as interim CEO of LV= and a member of the mutual's board. The society confirmed this morning that the process to recruit Hartigan's successor is already...

Having made the transition from insurer to distributor, I’ve now been non-executive director of Absolute Military for 12 months and its non-executive chairman for three months. The firm is a new and...

Relaxed dress codes, avoiding 'adult sitting' and ice lollies have been the order of the day as advisers cope with sweltering heat and are preparing for even more next week. With the...

Citizens National Life Insurance Company has expanded into Texas with its critical illness product. Launched in Florida, the product pays benefits directly to the policyholder to assist with added expenses in the event of...

It’s three years ago since my operation to remove a tumour having been diagnosed with breast cancer a few weeks previously. Thankfully I had a brilliant surgeon, my treatment was successful, and...

Lizzie Bell, protection adviser at London Mortgage Partners, speaks to Health & Protection about her passion for mental health, why people thinking of entering the sector should not think of insurance as...

Global life insurance premiums are set to contract slightly in 2022 with increased demand for health and protection cover, according to Swiss Re. The prediction features in Swiss Re Institute's latest World...