Individual Protection

  The decision to pay is only one part of the story. For many families, the real challenge is everything that follows. This is where advisers can make the biggest difference. I...

Pricing out customers from accessing weight-loss treatments could widen existing health inequalities across the country. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to following analysis from the King’s Fund, released...

Georgia Shepherd, protection adviser at Mint FS, speaks to Health & Protection about making the move into protection from hospitality, overcoming initial self-doubt about changing career, the importance of keeping an open...

Families employing carers could be facing a significant insurance protection gap thanks to many not understanding their legal responsibilities or the level of cover they need, according to Surewise, an intermediary. A...

Swiss Re has appointed Damien Bartlett as head of its life and health market unit for UK and Ireland and Middle East and Africa.  The appointment will take effect 1 November 2026. ...

Impending changes to inheritance tax and growing awareness of the need for cover are the key drivers behind an increase in premium value and rising sales across the protection product range in...

Howden has overhauled its consumer life and health leadership team following the integration of ActiveQuote into its business. As part of this, Jon Carroll, Rob Saunders, Richard Holden and Sam Hudson are...

Protection new business sales in the first quarter of the year were broadly in line with the corresponding period of 2025, declining by just 242 policies sold, according to Gen Re. The...

Many SME employers are largely unaware of the business protection market but adviser partnerships with accountants are key to closing that gap and growing the sector. A new report from Scottish Widows...

Royal London has seen its protection sales soar 66.7% in the first half of the year following income protection product updates and continued momentum in its high net-worth business. It also noted...