Individual Protection

Royal London has highlighted the value of free cover after paying a recent income protection (IP) claim to a customer whose application was still being underwritten when they became unable to work....

Guardian paid £31.7m in claims to people and their families suffering from illness or bereavement last year, but misrepresentation climbed 140%. This was almost 50% more than the £21m it handed to...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has launched its a value-added services matrix, a free tool providing advisers with a quick-view summary of the value-added services and wellness support offered alongside individual...

Fintel, which includes SimplyBiz and specialist protection distributor Omni Protect, has seen static revenue in the first half of 2026.  The group’s unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June confirmed...

Walsham Brothers, a specialist provider of mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI), has joined Paradigm Protect’s panel. Adviser members of UK protection and general insurance distributor Paradigm Protect, will now have access to...

National Friendly has expanded its protection proposition into term assurance through the launch of Friendly Life Cover. Available on a single or joint-life basis, the cover provides a lump sum on death,...

Caspian Insurance has achieved B Corp Certification, verified by B Lab against standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. The Manchester-based life and protection insurance broker scored 81.3 in the...

The Right DA Club, the directly authorised (DA) proposition from The Right Mortgage, has added Shepherds Friendly to its protection panel, providing access to its income protection proposition. The income protection proposition...

The Law Commission has proposed new regulation that would make it easier for mutuals to merge where it is in the interest of members. The proposal features in the Commission’s final report,...

In this fourth instalment of our mini-series revealing the former lives of professionals operating across the protection and health sectors, Joe Riley, protection specialist at Sports Financial Services (pictured left and with...