Individual Protection

The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 has been revealed. In all, 45 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...

WhatsApp is coming into its own in meeting young protection customer's expectations of an entirely app-based purchasing experience. This is according to Kesh Thukaram, co-founder at Best Insurance, who spoke to Health...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been forced to appoint an interim chairman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from the FCA board after admitting "the initial recruitment campaign proved unsuccessful". Liam...

The fracture cover pay out for the type of injury England's Lucy Bronze was carrying for all of Euro 2025 would be around £6,000. In the aftermath of England's Women's successful defence...

Nothing has been done about low private medical insurance (PMI) policy renewal commissions from insurers incentivising bad adviser behaviour for 20 years, according to compliance consultant Branko Bjelobaba. However, he warned that...

The protection industry should come together to co-create content and campaigns with the communities it is trying to serve, advisers have urged. They also called for the campaign to include a new...

Scottish Widows's protection division has seen new business applications more than double in the first six months of 2025 compared to the previous year. The figures were included Scottish Widows's parent Lloyds...

Zurich has launched a risk calculator which aims to help customers better understand the value of protection products. The insurer said it also aims to make advisers' conversations "more personal, relevant, and meaningful"....

Cirencester Friendly has promoted board member Andy Lucas to chairman. He succeeds Janice Banks, who is retiring after serving the maximum nine years on the board, the last two of which were...

MetLife UK has expanded the availability of its life and legacy services provided by Everest to group life policyholders to more people. Already accessible to spouses, partners and dependents of the insured employee,...