Protection

Added value services providers have raised concerns that insurer charges for such offerings could pose a greater risk to the long term health of customers. Spiralling demand for these services was a...

Three in 10 advisers claim customers are becoming more conscious of protecting themselves against everyday risks as hospital visits for accidents grow in prevalence. This is according to MetLife UK's Everyday Risk...

Broadstone has appointed James Sayer as senior risk and healthcare consultant and James Lang as a risk and healthcare principal. Sayer joins from Gallagher where he was senior risk and healthcare consultant....

Cirencester Friendly has promoted Sue Kissane to underwriting manager and Rob Higgins to senior manager - claims. The mutual said Kissane, who has been at the Society for just over five years,...

Difficulty securing a doctor’s appointment since the start of the decade has meant there is now no question that people are perfectly happy to see a GP virtually rather than endure an...

Unum UK has seen demand for remote physiotherapy appointments via its Help@hand services almost double year-on-year. The specialist employee benefits provider facilitated almost 8,000 remote physio appointments in the first six months...

Organisations should get "gobby" women talking about menstruation to boost workplace wellbeing and participation. This was one of the key messages of the latest Women In Work Summit which highlighted that ignoring...

Working with the protection industry and knowing about value added services may well have saved the lives of Teladoc Health's Dave Marcus and his wife Emily. Speaking on the final day of...

While "bad things" could occur if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) start playing around with commissions, advisers still expect the regulator to get rid of loaded premiums as part of its pure...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is not ruling out banning or capping loaded premiums on protection products and has admitted it ‘has concerns’ in the protection market. The regulator has previously sought...