Individual Protection

January 2021 was the “saddest” in the past ten years, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that for Britain’s mental wellbeing, this January was the worst...

There is a tremendous wealth of evidence supporting the importance of wellbeing in the workplace, and with Covid-19 continually reshaping how we work and where we work, with significant impact on employee...

The UK Heath & Protection Awards voting process is now open, as insurance and service providers get set to do battle to prove who is the best in their field. In October, we will...

The Exeter, the specialist health and protection insurer, reported this week that it saw usage of its Healthwise physical and mental support service more than double in 2020. The provider said the impact...

Royal London has launched a protection tool designed to help advisers offer the most suitable menu protection plans for clients. Advisers can input information about their client including age, salary and whether...

More than two fifths of all deaths in the week ending 22 January were related to Covid, official statistics show. An analysis of death certificates suggests that more than 9,000 deaths –...

Lloyds Banking Group has hired Rose St Louis as its new protection director across the institution’s various brands. St Louis (pictured) will join Lloyds in March and succeed Gary Burchett who retires...

Millions of people across the country are becoming increasingly concerned that they will not be able to access medical treatment if they need it as a result of the pandemic, research suggests....

One in four employees say they need mental health support in 2021 after working through the pandemic, research shows. A third of employees are unhappy in their job – “largely thanks to...

MetLife UK approved 92% of individual protection claims - a total of 14,036 - in the last 12 months. The provider revealed the figure of 92% after publishing statistics earlier in January...