Protection

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....

The Labour government has pledged to take action to get people back in employment following the impact of the pandemic, as part of measures announced in today's King Speech. Since the pandemic...

A mortgage and protection advice firm has had its permissions to operate cancelled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after failing to pay more than £3,500 of fees from 2019. The regulator...

Most renters would take out income protection if it contributed to their credit rating. This is according to research from Canopy and LifeSearch conducted with 594 Canopy customers which also found 74% of...