Individual Protection
Reassured appoints chief risk and compliance officer
Reassured has appointed Philip Byrne as chief risk and compliance officer. Byrne is replacing Laura Havard who left the intermediary in July to take on the position of chief operating officer at...
Read moreOne in four advisers spend 100 hours on phone to underwriters each year – IPipeline
More than a quarter of advisers have reported spending up to 100 hours on the phone with underwriters each year, according to research from IPipeline. The findings were taken from a survey...
Read moreGlobal life expectancy is slowing but there are reasons for optimism – Swiss Re
While global life expectancy has stalled since 2010 due to the pandemic, increased resistance to antibiotics and rising levels of obesity, promising technologies for future medical advancement are providing reasons for optimism...
Read moreSesame Bankhall appoints director of marketing and brand from Aetna
Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Catherine Darroue as marketing and brand director. Her appointment coincides with Rebecca Luter joining as HR director. With more than 20 years’ experience working in financial...
Read moreMore than a quarter of people have taken a month off work due to illness – Cirencester Friendly
More than a quarter (27%) of working people have taken a month or more off due to ill-health or injury, according to a survey from Cirencester Friendly. And a total of 57%...
Read moreLifeSearch reaches referrals agreement with homebuyer services broker
LifeSearch has reached a referrals agreement with media agency and homebuyer services broker, Bojo Media. The deal sees Bojo refer its customers going through the home-buying journey to LifeSearch for fee-free independent...
Read moreMore than a third of renters could only afford 10 weeks off work – Scottish Widows
More than one in three (35%) private renters in the UK would run out of savings within 10 weeks were they unable to work due to injury or illness. This is according...
Read moreAviva pregnancy support CI changes are a start but further improvements welcome – Astley
Aviva's incorporation of AIG Life pregnancy support features into its critical illness cover is a "start," but further improvements could be made. This is according to Emma Astley, owner of Cover My...
Read moreNational Friendly supports BMI questions on Iress’s The Exchange
National Friendly has become the latest provider to support body mass index (BMI) questions on Iress' income protection quote and apply service on The Exchange. The feature aims to give brokers assessing...
Read moreFairer Finance appoints former work and pensions minister
Fairer Finance has appointed Chris Pond as chairman of its consumer advisory board (CAB). The board plays a key role in overseeing the consumer group's activities, scrutinising its commercial relationships, research, ratings,...
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