Individual Protection

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has launched ‘7 Claims Stories’ a project led by industry expert Phil Deacon. The initiative aims to shine a light on the income protection claims process...

T+1 today has appointed Stuart Tragheim, ex-CEO of Holloway Friendly, to its advisory board. Tragheim (pictured) joins Debbie Kennedy, CEO of LifeSearch and Phil Zeidler, co-founder of DeadHappy, on the actuarial projection...

More than two thirds (69%) of workers said they feel financially resilient, up from 65% in 2023, according to research from LV=. Key findings from LV=’s third Reaching Resilience report which surveyed...

MetLife UK paid more than 27,000 claims in 2024 to individual protection (IP) customers, totalling more than £27m. Claims data shows an average of 108 accident and illness claims are paid every...

Paradigm Protect has partnered with insurance solution specialists, First2Protect, for both household and buy-to-let general insurance (GI) business referrals. From today, Paradigm member firms will be able to refer clients to First2Protect...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) receipts reached £53m in December 2024, according to data from HM Revenue & Customs. The data reveals this brings the Q3 (October-December 2024) total for the 2024/25 financial...

Insurers already struggle to demonstrate their products offer fair value, so why should advisers have to repeat this work? This is the question posed by compliance consultant, Branko Bjelobaba (pictured), who spoke...

Pivotal Growth has acquired London-based residential mortgage and protection broker Radcliffe & Newlands Mortgages for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2006 and led by managing director Jason Ransted, Radcliffe & Newlands Mortgages,...

Cirencester Friendly has gone live with Medi2data, a service that allows medical records to be obtained for underwriting and claims purposes. The mutual said the partnership would streamline existing processes, allowing it...

Scottish Widows has promoted Catherine Trimble to head of intermediary distribution within its protection business. Previously intermediary distribution manager, Trimble (pictured) has worked in the distribution team since 2021, contributing to growth...