Individual Protection

Legal & General paid £347m in claims across its group risk products in 2024, slightly below its total from 2023. For group income protection (GIP) L&G paid 3,542 claims in 2024, with...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) deputy CEO Ben Thompson is stepping down from his position and leaving the board of the mortgage and protection intermediary at the end of this year. In a...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is “keen to understand” what the effect of pre-existing condition exclusions enacted by insurers are having on the protection market as part of its market study. Answering...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added Acre’s Health Fact Find feature for its advisers. The network said the introduction forms part of its ongoing commitment to enhance the adviser and...

IPipeline has added Advanced Underwriting to its protection sourcing system SolutionBuilder in a bid to provide advisers with more precise premiums to initial protection quotes. Created in direct response to adviser feedback,...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has added a direct link to CIExpert’s Insight Zone Dashboard within its adviser tools income protection section of its website. The CIExpert Insight Zone currently includes...

While Pride celebrations may be in full swing, LGBTQ+ communities - including individuals working across the sector - are more fearful than in previous years as far-right views become more commonplace and...

The Exeter’s life Insurance product has been added to UnderwriteMe's protection platform. Advisers can now access fully underwritten quotes for The Exeter’s Life cover, alongside other insurers and products, in a single...

The Exeter has seen a 10% increase in successful life claims, according to its 2024 claims statistics for health insurance, income protection, and life insurance products. The data reveals the UK protection...

Aviva has been added to CIExpert's Income Protection Insight Zone. With this latest addition, CIExpert subscribers can now access Aviva’s personal income protection plan, alongside its full range of personal and business...