Individual Protection

Tara Clancy, senior lecturer and honorary consultant genetic counsellor and research consultant at Manchester University, will explore the role of genetics on the insurance sector at Health & Protection's upcoming Protection Forum....

Benifex has wrapped up its acquisition of Vebnet, formerly part of Standard Life. The deal, first announced in November, sees 31 corporate customers transfer to Benifex resulting in more than 140,000 employees...

Ministers are set to announce that around 1.3 million people on low wages who find themselves ill are expected to either receive 80% of their average weekly earnings or the rate of...

I am going to start this by making my position very clear. The question of how best to direct life assurance policy proceeds - whether through beneficiary nomination or trusts, is not,...

The Financial Services Compensation Services Scheme (FSCS) has appointed Jenny Watson and Richard Harvey as non-executive directors to the FSCS board, taking-up their roles from 1 March. The pair has experience in...

PwC directors Lucy Beverley and Samantha Jones will be exploring the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) study of the protection market including an inside view of how the regulator handles the review process,...

LifeSearch recorded 1,418 individual, family and employer paid claims in 2024, with insurers paying out a total of £105,070,803 – just over £2m a week. The number of claims settled rose 35%...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned principals to check their professional indemnity insurance (PII) cover, after a review showed nearly 10% of firms sampled, needed to make changes to their policies...

Chubb has today announced that Ana Robic, senior vice president, Chubb Group and currently division president of Personal Risk Services (PRS), Chubb North America, has been appointed to the position of regional president of Europe, Middle East and Africa.  ...

Life insurance is the largest product in the protection insurance market – but many people have a hard time trying to access it due to having pre-existing conditions such as diabetes and...