Protection

Guardian has appointed Helen Morris (pictured) to the newly-created role of technical claims manager. Morris joins from Aegon where she was head of underwriting and claims for protection. Her latest move marks...

Aviva's protection sales in H1 2024 were broadly unchanged from the same period last year as group risk increases were cancelled out by individual protection falls. Meanwhile in-force health premiums rose 10%...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) and the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC) have agreed a collaboration to help support mortgage and protection advisers. The collaboration sees the IPTF sign up...

Julian Harris Network has renewed its contract for Iress sourcing products Xplan Mortgage and The Exchange for an additional three years. As part of the renewal, Julian Harris will launch the client...

Instanda, a global provider of SaaS platform technology for life insurance distribution and policy administration, has appointed professor Andy Pardoe as interim chief AI officer. As the first to hold the position...

While advice firms should still expect client-facing staff to dress appropriately, accommodations should be made for hot weather and any attempt to ban shorts for men could land them in hot water,...

The OneFamily Group has appointed Chris McNab (pictured) as head of protection propositions. McNab started his role last Thursday (8 August), after working for the group since May 2023 as a contractor....

Howden has promoted Rod Jones to chief operating officer (COO) of its new acquisition ActiveQuote. In the wake of the deal, Howden told Health & Protection that all ActiveQuote staff were being...

Howden has acquired Help Me Compare Group Ltd (ActiveQuote) and its subsidiaries for an undisclosed sum. Howden said the acquisition enhances its presence in the consumer insurance sector and reflects its broader...

Unum UK's Help@hand digital health and wellbeing app has seen a 91% increase in registrations over the last 12 months, compared to the previous year. Within the same period, user interactions rose...