Protection

Delaying key life events like getting married, having children or buying a home is a key factor behind two in five adults across the UK who are also putting off taking out...

MetLife UK is relaunching a limited term option to its group income protection offering. The service provides monthly payments for long-term absence as well as supporting services such as GP24 (a 24/7...

  Two in three consumers say that if a critical illness cover provider expands the list of critical illness conditions covered by its policy, they expect the wider criteria to be available...

Legal & General's record pay out of £921m in retail protection claims in 2023 included a successful £120,000 critical illness claim for a couple where one partner was diagnosed with a benign...

Almost six in 10 critical illness (CI) policy holders mistakenly think they will continue to have cover for future illnesses after they receive a pay-out. This is according to research from Vitality...

Independent financial services consultancy Quantum Advisory has urged employers to re-evaluate expected group life assurance arrangements in the lead-up to the abolition of the lifetime allowance (LTA) on 6 April. It has...

Eight in 10 people aged over 50 do not have over 50s insurance covering funeral costs. This is according to research of 2,000 UK adults aged over 50 from OneFamily which also...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out guidance for firms and financial influencers - 'finfluencers' - on ensuring that their ads on social media stay on the right side of the...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has launched Let’s Talk IP, a podcast series hosted by Matthew Chapman. The podcast, set for two episodes a month, will see Chapman speak to industry...

Legal & General Retail has appointed Georgia Perkins as protection market development manager. Perkins joins from HSBC where she was a business development manager. Before that was a protection consultant at Aegon....