Individual Protection

Impending changes to inheritance tax and growing awareness of the need for cover are the key drivers behind an increase in premium value and rising sales across the protection product range in...

Howden has overhauled its consumer life and health leadership team following the integration of ActiveQuote into its business. As part of this, Jon Carroll, Rob Saunders, Richard Holden and Sam Hudson are...

Protection new business sales in the first quarter of the year were broadly in line with the corresponding period of 2025, declining by just 242 policies sold, according to Gen Re. The...

Many SME employers are largely unaware of the business protection market but adviser partnerships with accountants are key to closing that gap and growing the sector. A new report from Scottish Widows...

Royal London has seen its protection sales soar 66.7% in the first half of the year following income protection product updates and continued momentum in its high net-worth business. It also noted...

Legal & General protection sales grew significantly during the first half of 2026 due to an increase in margin and completions, the insurer reported. There was a near equal split between retail...

There is scope for the insurance market to take a greater role in the social care and long-term care markets, key industry leaders have told Health & Protection. This would require the...

Omni Protect has been chosen by Walsham Brothers as its first distribution partner. The distributor's firms will have access to Walsham Brothers’s mortgage payment protection Insurance (MPPI) range, designed to cover the...

Chancellor of the exchequer John Healey has confirmed the Autumn Budget will take place on 28 October. In a video message Healey committed to a Budget that would “kickstart growth in every...

Captain Kirk has cancer.  William Shatner, who played the original Star Trek space adventurer, has been diagnosed with melanoma, which has spread to his lungs and brain.  Furthermore, the diagnosis came while...