Individual Protection
Why firms are deferring health and protection benefit buying decisions – analysis
While firms increasingly understand the importance of providing health and protection benefits to staff in these times, the severe economic downturn caused by the pandemic has meant many are choosing to put...
Read moreLifeSearch: Flexible working leads to lower attrition, absences and terrific performance
Lower attrition and absence rates and terrific individual performances are just some of the benefits of embracing flexible working, according to LifeSearch's head of people and culture. Yesterday, Health & Protection revealed...
Read moreMetLife: Nearly half of mortgage holders do not have protection in place
Almost half of mortgage holders do not have any financial protection in place and one in five were adamant nothing would make them consider protecting themselves, MetLife research has found. For those...
Read moreTelephone-based broker Reassured launches advice service
Reassured has confirmed the launch of a new protection advisory service which will be offered through its Reassured Advice subsidiary, alongside its direct non-advised offering. To support the new service, it has...
Read moreLifeSearch joins insurers signing-up to ABI flexible working charter
Protection advice firm LifeSearch has joined 26 financial services firms in signing up to a new Association of British Insurers’ (ABI) charter aimed at increasing flexible working to improve diversity and equality...
Read moreRoyal London pays £13m to Covid-hit families in record protection claims year
Royal London paid out a record £591m in protection claims last year with £13m paid to families who had experienced a death due to Covid-19. The mutual insurer revealed it paid 99.6%...
Read moreExclusive: LV= extends payment break and cover reduction options until end of 2021
LV= is extending both its payment break and premium and cover reduction options until the end of the year. The measures are available for a maximum of six months and customers who...
Read moreThe Exeter: Workers worry over loss of earnings due to illness or injury
More than two in three workers are worried about a loss of earnings due to injury or illness such as Covid, according to research from health and protection insurer The Exeter. The...
Read moreLSL hiring advisers after agreeing five-year protection advice deal
LSL has begun an adviser hiring spree after agreeing a five-year deal to provide protection advice to all members of The Property Finance Group (TPFG). The Property Franchise Group has more than...
Read moreLV= removes underwriting restrictions for chronic medical conditions
LV= is updating its underwriting approach so people with chronic medical conditions including severe respiratory conditions, heart and lung diseases, and cancer can apply more easily. As a result of the lowered...
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