Protection

More than one in 10 people have taken a whole month out from work due to an injury from an accident in the past year, according to research from MetLife UK. The...

Ben Jones has been promoted to the role of head of product at ActiveQuote, joining the senior management team with immediate effect.  Jones (pictured centre) joined ActiveQuote on the 2 February 2015,...

The majority of private renters (56%) do not have any form of financial protection, according to a survey by Scottish Widows. The finding is taken from a survey of 4,043 UK adults...

Guardian has bolstered its underwriting team with two hires from AIG Life. Vicky Still and Dee McKellican join Guardian's underwriting operations team as life and health protection underwriter and underwriter respectively. The...

Broadstone has had its near-term, science-based emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI). The SBTI is a corporate climate action organisation that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide...

The OneFamily Group has appointed Colette Ward as operations manager within its underwriting team. Ward will be charged with driving the organisation’s growth strategy, with a particular focus on enhancing underwriting capabilities....

While age old problems connected to GP reporting and overly complex processes continue to obstruct protection underwriting, one adviser has told Health & Protection he is 'pleasantly surprised' at the speed of...

Viva Insurance Brokers has hired Dr Sonja de Pattenden as chief operating officer. She has more than 30 years of work experience in sales, private banking, financial services and insurance (life and...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has expanded its protection offering for advisers with the launch of two new propositions – Solo Protection and Flex Protection. The propositions provide short-panel and sole-tie solutions to...

Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc has estinguished adviser hopes of resurrecting some AIG Life products as it continues the integration of the firm following its acquisition in April. Answering  a question from Health...