Individual Protection

LifeSearch has appointed chief operating officer, Paula Bertam-Lax, as chief customer and people officer. Bertram-Lax who was promoted to chief operating officer (COO) from director of client advice at the start of...

There has been a significant increase in the number of employers who report on the proportion of their staff with disabilities, according to research from Grid.  In 2023, only half (50%) of employers...

HSBC Life Hong Kong has announced the appointment of Luis Alexandre Gomes as head of digital health and Gary Ngai as head of insurance strategy. In his new role, Gomes will oversee...

Government's failure to include health and protection tax breaks in its Keep Britain Working Review, while disappointing, may not have all that much of an impact on firms' desire to keep these...

Spectrum.Life has appointed Andrew Macadam as vice president of customer operations. Macadam's previous experience includes over a decade at Microsoft where he was global managing director for start-ups. In his new role...

Labour's 2025 Budget could be a mixed blessing for advisers as although changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) relief have boosted interest in protecting incomes, concerns still remain over whether upcoming employer national...

LSL, the parent company of Primis and co-owner of Pivotal Growth, has promoted Adam Castleton, its current group chief financial officer (CFO), to chief executive officer (CEO) designate. The appointment follows David...

Industry-led campaign, Insurance United Against Dementia (IUAD), has reached its initial £10m fundraising target, set when the campaign launched in 2017. IUAD was created by insurance leaders directly affected by dementia to...

The cost of doing business is the biggest concern for financial advisers over the next year to two years, according to research from The Exeter. The survey of 250 UK financial advisers...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has announced a number of board changes for 2025 following its annual general meeting (AGM) earlier this month. The changes, effective from the start of the year,...