Protection

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...

Reassured has appointed Zoe Odusina as chief people officer. The life insurance broker said her appointment formed part of its "corporate commitment to further exciting growth plans". Odusina (pictured), who has 30...

SimplyBiz owner Fintel has appointed former Iress executive general manager Dave Miller as a strategic consultant to its executive board. Miller's remit includes further strengthening, aligning, and optimising the firm's mortgage and...

Almost a year on since the first major implementation date for the regulator's Consumer Duty, the protection and health insurance sector finds itself embracing a new shared definition of what good looks...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Ben Rose, Roger Jackson and Suzy Middleton as engagement board members responsible for London markets, financial planning and personal finance respectively. Rose is president of...

Advised pure protection product sales rose by almost 18% over the last four years while non-advised sales dropped by nearly 9%, with intermediaries increasing their market share to more than 83% of...

Colin Boxall has officially retired from the health and protection industry, he announced yesterday. Boxall (pictured centre right) was owner and executive director of the Maidstone-based Advo Group for more than 16...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised a further £69m for the Treasury in June 2024, according to latest HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data. Following a record £8.1bn of IPT collections last...

While the number of people economically inactive due to long-term sickness has dropped to 2.81 million people, the latest figures show the number remains at historically high levels. Office for National Statistics...

Chubb has appointed Peter Kelaher as division president for Continental Europe, Middle East and North Africa. In his new role, Kelaher will have executive operating responsibility for 24 countries across the area....