Individual Protection

Hong Kong-based AIA Group has announced that Mark Tucker will return to AIA to succeed Edmund Sze-Wing Tse as group board chairman as of 1 October 2025.  Tucker, who was previously CEO...

Despite seeing their potential, generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) does not think AI advisers have all of the answers at present. This is according to panellists who were asked whether this...

Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) needs to be underwritten in a different way - mindful of their propensity to eschew smartphone use and openness around mental health. This was one...

Legal & General paid £347m in claims across its group risk products in 2024, slightly below its total from 2023. For group income protection (GIP) L&G paid 3,542 claims in 2024, with...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) deputy CEO Ben Thompson is stepping down from his position and leaving the board of the mortgage and protection intermediary at the end of this year. In a...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is “keen to understand” what the effect of pre-existing condition exclusions enacted by insurers are having on the protection market as part of its market study. Answering...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added Acre’s Health Fact Find feature for its advisers. The network said the introduction forms part of its ongoing commitment to enhance the adviser and...

IPipeline has added Advanced Underwriting to its protection sourcing system SolutionBuilder in a bid to provide advisers with more precise premiums to initial protection quotes. Created in direct response to adviser feedback,...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has added a direct link to CIExpert’s Insight Zone Dashboard within its adviser tools income protection section of its website. The CIExpert Insight Zone currently includes...

While Pride celebrations may be in full swing, LGBTQ+ communities - including individuals working across the sector - are more fearful than in previous years as far-right views become more commonplace and...