Individual Protection

Aviva is removing most of its Covid underwriting criteria introduced at the start of the pandemic for individual protection applications, with immediate effect. The insurer says the move follows progress now being...

Protection and health insurance advisers will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy significantly reduced after the regulator updated its expectations for this financial year. For those pure protection and health...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2021 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 15 categories spanning the breadth of the...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2021 adviser categories have been revealed. The shortlists cover 10 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. The finalists will...

Protection Guru is launching a dedicated claims hub to support advisers with client conversations. The free hub brings together data from 16 different insurance companies to provide advisers with a single destination...

Scottish Widows paid out more than £206m in protection claims in 2020, including paid 650 Covid-related claims totalling just over £7m. The insurer revealed it paid out more than 98% of protection...

Government has come under fire for not providing enough detail about exactly how it plans to reform social care and its latest proposals have been branded "disappointing". The subject of social care...

Canadian benefits consulting firm Riverview Insurance Solutions (RIS) is to merge with compatriot firm Sterling Capital Brokers (SCB). It is the latest move for Sterling in its national expansion after completing the...

Managing the estate administration process on behalf of a deceased loved one causes stress, frustration and mental health health problems for the bereaved, according to findings from Exizent. Data released this Mental...

Ardonagh Group, the owner of Towergate Health & Protection among other brands, is to acquire Usay Group. In a statement, released this morning, Ardonagh revealed it had exchanged contracts to purchase the...