Individual Protection

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...

Protection Guru has hired Jason Coleman as a training and research manager as the firm intends to considerably increase its technical training and support capabilities. Coleman (pictured) will start on 7 January...

The Exeter has promoted Jack Southcott to head of proposition (protection). Southcott was previously proposition lead for protection products having been promoted into the role in April 2023. He has spent his...

Margaret Kirby, who was instrumental in delivering the protection market’s Seven Families initiative, has been appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Kirby founded legal charity LegaCare in 2011...

The year of 2024 will be remembered across the UK and international health and protection insurance markets as one of major changes and industry turbulence. Here are the most read articles from...

Over the last year Health & Protection analysed every corner of the UK and international individual and workplace health and protection markets. The past year has seen significant shifts in the health...

Our final review of the year looks back at Q4 2024 when the Health & Protection Awards 2024 returned, as did Scottish Widows to the world of income protection, Bupa aimed to...