Individual Protection

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) highlighted the growth in income protection (IP) sales as one of the most important developments in the protection market during the last 10 years. At an event...

Andrew Parker (pictured) has launched consultancy Culture Breakfast following his departure from LifeSearch. Parker will focus on supporting businesses to develop brilliant workplace cultures. He had been head of people and culture...

Awareness and knowledge gaps are stopping would-be life insurance customers from taking out cover. This is according to Capgemini's World Life Insurance Report 2027 which found that while nearly half (47%) of consumers...

Mental health is discussed more openly today than ever before, yet some conversations remain significantly harder to have. According to Samaritans, while 74% of people say they feel comfortable talking to family...

A third of customers who talk about protection fail to follow through on taking out a policy, according to Emma Morris, engagement manager at NMG Consulting (pictured), Morris warned the sector should not...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has set out a series of recommended actions and called on the industry to review joint-protection products to shield members from economic abuse. As Health &...

More than half (57%) of parents with a child under the age of 18 have experienced at least one work, childcare or financial issue related to their child becoming ill or sustaining...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) work to improve consumer understanding of insurance is to be welcomed, but there are no quick fixes to the problem. This is according to advisers Health &...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has formally launched its Financial Foundations programme, a volunteer-led financial education initiative aimed at 16 to 25-year-olds in educational institutions across the UK. As Health &...

LifeSearch has signed a deal to offer life insurance quotes through the Snoop money management app. The advice firm noted this latest agreement continued its push to reach consumers who might otherwise...