Individual Protection

The Financial Ombudsman Service has appointed Marc Harris as chief operating officer (COO). Harris has spent the last 20 years working in regulated financial services companies across change management, transformation and digital...

Royal London has appointed Joanne Legg as national account manager. Legg (pictured) joins from Protection Guru where she was sales and relationship manager. Back in October 2024, Health & Protection revealed Legg...

SunLife, and health support service has partnered with RedArc to allow customers access to free support for anyone who purchases a guaranteed over-50 plan from 27 December 2024. The service also covers...

Setul Mehta has launched SM Advice, a new social media management company dedicated to supporting the UK’s advisory community. Advisers will benefit from Mehta's knowledge and experience of sales, marketing and governance...

Britney Trussler, protection manager at Dynamo, speaks to Health & Protection about taking the leap into protection from hospitality, taking pride in securing protection for customers who believe they cannot access cover,...

Life insurance provider, the OneFamily Group, has become the latest member of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).   The mutual offers life and critical illness cover under the Beagle Street brand, which it...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has welcomed seven new members for this year. They include Shepherds Friendly, HSBC Life UK, RedArc, Best Insurance, Realm, MMS and CIExpert. Vicky Churcher, executive director...

Lifepoint Healthcare has solidified its presence in the protection advice market with the soft launch of Lifepoint Lifecare. The specialist brand offers bespoke life and protection insurance solutions with advice delivered by...

Holloway Friendly has promoted John Roberts to director of distribution. Roberts (pictured), previously head of distribution, joined the specialist income protection provider from Optimal Protection where he was a business development manager....

The Labour government is launching an independent commission to reform adult social care in England but has been told it must act quicker or risk repeating previous failures in the sector. Crossbench...