Individual Protection

Aviva has appointed Adam Winslow as CEO of International. This is a new role at Aviva and Winslow will join the Group Executive Committee, reporting to Amanda Blanc. Winslow will join Aviva...

There has been a massive surge in the number of people looking for solutions to self-manage and improve their health as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, research shows. Research carried out...

More than 300 attendees have signed up to a “protection academy” event being hosted by inancial adviser network SimplyBiz Group this month. The half-day event, set to take place on 11 December,...

Connect for Intermediaries, the financial adviser network, has added Umbrella Protect to its protection panel. Umbrella Protect will provide protection advice to all clients referred by Connect advisers and its network members....

Households borrowed an additional £4.3bn secured on their homes in October, following borrowing of £4.9bn in September, official figures show. The Bank of England (BoE) figures follow high levels of mortgage approvals...

Specialist protection provider Shepherds Friendly has unveiled a new brand identity and website. A spokesman for the friendly society said its look and new website have been designed with simplicity at the...

SmartCompare, the new product comparison service from LifeQuote, is now available to Quilter advisers linked to their insurer panel. The new tool allows the comparison of insurer product features, either as a standalone...

The number of jobs in London being posted on job site Indeed this year has fallen by 50%, compared with 42% across the UK as a whole. Madrid suffered the second largest...

HSBC global chief executive Charlie Nunn is to replace António Horta-Osório as group chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group. The appointment follows news that Horta-Osório is to step down after 10 years...

Sickness absence levels in Northern Ireland councils are the highest in the UK, official figures show. Auditors have collected statistics which reveal that workers in the country took an average of almost...