Individual Protection

The individual life insurance market has been an increasingly dynamic one and the pattern is set to continue. Changes to inheritance tax (IHT) present a unique opportunity for advisers to engage with...

Royal London has appointed Gary Pitman as protection national account manager. Pitman (pictured) joins the mutual’s protection distribution team from Aviva, where he was senior partnership manager. He joined Aviva following its...

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has committed to encouraging new entrants into insurance broking by creating a new guide to starting-up in broking. BIBA also plans to publish new or updated...

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and Markel are working together on an artificial intelligence (AI) school for member brokers. The move follows the launch of BIBA’s 2025 Guide to Artificial Intelligence...

MetLife UK paid more than £34,189,519 to individual protection customers in 2025 - approving and paying 31,553 claims across its accident and illness policies, up 16% from claims paid in 2024.  ...

The past year was another record low for death rates in England and Wales, aside from middle-aged men who continue to die at higher rates than pre-Covid. The Continuous Mortality Investigation's (CMI)...

Ascend Broking Group has been bought by European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion which has launched an insurance broking platform with more acquisitions planned.   The Chelmsford, Essex-based broker achieved a hat trick...

Health & Protection rounded out a busy 2025 for the protection market with our Individual and Business Protection Report House of Lords roundtable. The discussion was as animated as the previous 12...

Men would rather their employer gave them flexible working hours to attend cancer tests or treatments, or paid time off for medical appointments over access to private medical insurance (PMI). This is...

General insurance (GI) distributors, which include most health and protection advisers, will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fees fall to a total £900,000 in the 2026-27 financial year. This is...