Individual Protection

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its landmark study into how retail customers perceive and engage with the protection market. The survey of 14,326 UK consumers between September and October 2025...

Four out of five (80%) protection policyholders are satisfied their policies meet their needs, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) landmark pure protection market study consumer research. This was compared to...

Almost one in three (29%) people have a medical condition when they buy protection insurance, according to landmark consumer research from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This often resulted in these people...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) pure protection market study will potentially last a year longer than expected by stretching into the second half of 2027, the regulator has revealed. It also confirmed...

Shepherds Friendly is launching a simplified life insurance product with Octopus Legacy that requires no medical. The policy aims to address the widespread lack of estate planning among the British public and...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is raising awareness among Birmingham City University (BCU) students about career opportunities in the insurance industry. They plan to run a 12-month pilot scheme where insurers, brokers...

The Exeter has added its Real Life product to IPipeline’s Advanced Underwriting adviser platform. The platform launched in September and captures upfront information to assess the top 20 most common medical disclosures....

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has enacted a series of rule changes for firms in insurance markets including removing minimum requirements for training and product reviews. The regulator has also updated which...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has hired Araminta Hoare as growth consultant at the adviser network. Hoare (pictured) joins from Primis after her second spell with the network. She has more than 17...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will begin tackling legacy issues in the life insurance and pensions market early next year. Its aim is to reduce the regulatory barriers insurers face, it said....