Individual Protection

Vitality is making several additions to its protection offering including launching an accident and fracture plan, introducing neurological rehabilitation to income protection and extending its funeral pledge. All the changes will be...

Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) chairwoman Baroness Manzoor is stepping down in August - the second senior person to leave the ombudsman in a week. Manzoor's departure follows hot on the heels of...

  It is “incredibly important” for advisers to make the space for social media tools such as Tiktok to help educate young people and reduce the misleading hold of finfluencers, according to...

MetLife UK has altered Adrian Matthews's new job title to UK deputy CEO from UK deputy general manager. In December 2024 MetLife UK revealed it was promoting Matthews and Horner to UK...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has confirmed it is to proceed with a proposal to charge claims management companies (CMCs) and other professional representatives £250 to refer a case to its service...

Legal & General is selling its US protection business to Japan-based insurer Meiji Yasuda as part of a transaction worth around £1.8bn ($2.3bn). A 20% stake in L&G’s US pension risk transfer...

Deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner has authorised six English councils to increase Council Tax by up to 10% starting in April surpassing the standard 5% cap which typically necessitates a...

The issue for Apprentice 2024 candidate, Raj Chohan, has been trying to get her off the stage since presenting at Health & Protection's inaugural Protection Forum on the day of The Apprentice...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has launched season 2 two of its podcast, LetsTalkIP.   The launch coincides with Time to Talk Day, an initiative backed by the charity Mind aimed...

More than one in 10 people (11%) surveyed in the UK are worried about applying for protection insurance as they are unsure about how to purchase or who to approach for advice,...