Protection

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reviewing the previous Conservative government's New Hospital Programme and has dropped its plan to cap lifetime social care costs at £86,000. She also confirmed the next Budget will...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is calling on firms to suggest rules which could be eliminated or simplified if they are already covered by the Consumer Duty. The call comes as the...

Royal London has overhauled its protection underwriting for cancer survivors with some applications for those who had early stage tumours now being available on standard terms. The changes enable Royal London to...

Employers are prioritising health and wellbeing support for their staff while employees rank financial wellbeing as their most pressing concern, according to research from Willis Towers Watson (WTW). Its survey of 131...

Pivotal Growth has acquired advice firm Charleston Financial Services. The transaction has been granted Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory approval. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Charleston is a mortgage and...

The quartet representing National Friendly claimed the honours as best team at the annual Santé Group charity golf day. The third annual event, held for the second year at The Belfry, brought...

Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony later today, Holly Hill, associate director at protection advice firm John Lamb Hill Oldridge, speaks to Health & Protection about how London 2012...

Scottish Widows has reported "continued momentum" in its protection offering amid a 20% drop in profits for its parent Lloyds Banking Group in the first half of the year. The provider noted...

Advisers and insurers may need to rethink the working hours of their employees and adapt worker contracts to comply with new right to switch off legislation. Labour's election manifesto commits to implementing...

Scottish Widows' imminent launch of an income protection (IP) product and continuing rollout of its intermediary platform has proven the catalyst for head of intermediary protection distribution Alun Beynon to step back...