Individual Protection

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told intermediaries to up their game when stress testing their organisations as it uncovers evidence of high debt levels and short-term refinancing strategies at groups hitting...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has identified a 23% increase in the number of people who used insurer-provided health services in 2023, such as virtual GPs, physiotherapy services and mental health...

AIA Group has reported 25% growth in value of new business (VONB) completed in the third quarter ended 30 September. The insurer saw VONB climb to US$1.48bn, a record for the third...

Jivtar Chawla, protection broker at Alexander Hall, speaks to Health & Protection about moving from mortgages to protection, navigating difficult conversations, his love of jazz and the saxophone, and how he once...

Cirencester Friendly has promoted Ben Howe to chief operating officer (COO) with the retirement of incumbent Shirley Fell. Howe (pictured), the current director of strategy and transformation, will succeed Fell from 1...

Dr Pallavi Bradshaw is leaving Axa Health to return to the Medical Protection Society as its medical director. Dr Bradshaw (pictured) joined Axa Health as deputy chief medical officer in September 2021...

Zurich UK has appointed James Tait as head of Zurich corporate risk following Cindy Warden’s retirement at the end of this year. Tait (pictured) will join Zurich in January 2026, working across...

Eight in 10 mortgage and protection brokers are highly engaged with artificial intelligence (AI). This is according to a survey of 112 brokers conducted by mortgage, protection, and compliance services provider Paradigm....

UnderwriteMe has added Vitality’s SIC 3X serious illness cover to its protection platform. The move means advisers can now access the full range of Vitality serious illness cover products – SIC 1X,...

Health insurance complaints received and upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS) have risen again in the second quarter of the financial year, following a decline in the previous three months. Latest...