Protection

Cirencester Friendly has joined the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The income protection specialist, owned by its more than 44,000 members, joins around 300 insurance and long-term savings companies who are represented...

Gen Re has been working with partners to develop a protection solution that delivers some form of cover to customers who have self harmed or tried to take their own lives. This...

The purchase of a first home is not as much of a life trigger as previously, as more and more people are renting homes for longer – which is impacting protection insurance...

HSBC Life UK questioned using intermediaries with loaded premium companies and decided against working with them amid concerns around adding value for customers, the insurer's CEO Mark Hussein revealed. Hussein (pictured), who...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 are open for entries from advisers. There are 15 Awards for advisers to highlight the quality of the work you do throughout the year, day-in...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to examine how big tech firms’ unique access to large sets of data can unlock better products, more competitive prices and wider choice for consumers and...

Swiss Re has launched a generative artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to its life and underwriting manual life guide designed to help increase the efficiency and quality of underwriting.  Swiss Re’s augmented version...

Legal & General targeted The Exeter's income protection (IP) claims assessors as part of a recruitment drive on LinkedIn last year, according to the mutual's CEO. In response L&G said it did...

Aviva paid more than £413m in group protection claims in 2023. The insurer revealed it paid more than £1.1m every day for employees and their families through group protection policies and had...

One in five adults in the UK have done a dental procedure on themselves, according to research from Canada Life. The insurer's survey of 2,000 UK adults found a fifth (18%) of...