Individual Protection

International insurance adviser Howden has launched into Italy with the acqusition of Italian broker Andrea Scagliarini. Howden Italy's launch comes weeks after the appointments of Luigi Sturani and Enrico Nanni as CEO...

Royal London grew its UK protection new business by 23% in the first half of 2021 as sales rose to £21m from £17m in the same period last year. According to the...

Protection broker Anorak has partnered with personal finance app Quirk to provide under-35s with financial education and advice. Quirk provides a personalised spending plan for customers and will integrate Anorak's capabilities to...

Goldman Sachs-owned independent chartered insurance broker Aston Lark has acquired commercial and personal insurance broker Plester Group. Kidderminster-based broker Plester Group was formed in 1964 and employs a team of 19, who...

Royal London has appointed Jane Guyett as non-executive director. Guyett (pictured) has held senior roles with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London and New York and was chief operating officer (EMEA...

Life insurance platform Amplify Life Insurance has raised $2.5m in seed funding which will be invested in product development and hiring an executive team. The funding round was led by venture investor...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against a TV advert from life insurance broker Polly which was scheduled during young children’s programming. The regulator underlined the importance of appropriate scheduling...

Legal & General saw its UK protection operation grow to take more than a quarter of new business market in the first quarter of 2021, according to interim results for the first...

Philippines life insurer Insular Life has appointed Efren Caringal as chief operations officer (COO). Caringal (pictured) joins from Allianz PNB Life where he was chief finance officer and treasurer. He was also...

Private medical insurance (PMI) pricing is “really strange” at present with insurers chasing good risks but also wary of an impending claims deluge, according to advice firm Howden Employee Benefits. The intermediary...