Individual Protection

The treasury collected slightly less in inheritance tax insurance (IHT) receipts in July, according to HM Revenue and Customs. Inheritance tax income fell to £868m during the month, slightly down from £871m...

The role of protection advisers is vital in reaching customers who fear there is no point in applying for cover due to a past mental health condition. Meanwhile, an advertising campaign may...

BetterHome has entered into an agreement to acquire Mortgage Support Services (MSS). MSS is the parent company of Stonebridge and a range of mortgage, protection and technology businesses. The proposed transaction remains subject to...

Eleos has reached an agreement to embed its digital life insurance and income protection solution into Homebox’s platform. The deal means Eleos is embedded directly into Homebox as a co-branded solution, so...

AIA Group achieved 10% growth in value of new business (VONB) completed in H1 2026, while operating profit after tax for the year rose to $4.16bn, up 13% per share over the...

All income protection (IP) insurers should help the growing number of people who survive cancer back into work to reduce future claims, Dr Julie Denning has told Health & Protection. “I would...

A clever combination of protection cover could be the key to closing the protection gap for parents who need to take time off to look after a sick child. This is according...

Millions of working households are vulnerable to even a small disruption to their income, according to Royal London’s latest Financial Resilience report. Interviews with around 4,000 adults led the mutual to conclude...

Eight in 10 people think being honest and open about disclosing a mental health condition will ramp up the cost of health or protection cover. This is according to a report from...

Consistency of sleep could be a stronger predictor of health risk than the number of hours spent in bed, research from Vitality has discovered. Although sleeping for at least seven hours a...