Individual Protection

After a difficult 2023 interest rates have begun easing, declining from a peak of 5.75% in August 2023 to a low of 4.75% in December 2024, and there appears more positivity in...

Iress' two-way, real-time integration with CIExpert will help eliminate poor integration between disparate systems across the industry and deliver quality advice meeting Consumer Duty requirements. This is according to CIExpert director, Alan...

The old mantra of 'knowing your customer' continues to be critical to the success of any protection or health insurance advice business. But how can advisers best get to know their customers...

  Income protection (IP) is essential for young adults to ensure they can fulfil their potential and meet their life goals, according to the Health & Protection panel in association with Scottish...

Almost two-thirds (64%) of cancer survivors say that what they value has changed, and another eight in 10 said the illness has given them a new outlook on life,  according to an...

More than 10,000 customers have filled in digital forms using Reassured's universal trust form to streamline policy applications.  The broker launched its own universal Trust form in late September 2023, for customers...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has launched ‘7 Claims Stories’ a project led by industry expert Phil Deacon. The initiative aims to shine a light on the income protection claims process...

T+1 today has appointed Stuart Tragheim, ex-CEO of Holloway Friendly, to its advisory board. Tragheim (pictured) joins Debbie Kennedy, CEO of LifeSearch and Phil Zeidler, co-founder of DeadHappy, on the actuarial projection...

More than two thirds (69%) of workers said they feel financially resilient, up from 65% in 2023, according to research from LV=. Key findings from LV=’s third Reaching Resilience report which surveyed...

MetLife UK paid more than 27,000 claims in 2024 to individual protection (IP) customers, totalling more than £27m. Claims data shows an average of 108 accident and illness claims are paid every...