Protection

Paradigm has appointed four staff members to the newly-created role of business development director. The four move to the new roles following the merger of the firm's relationship manager and senior relationship...

Zellis Group, the parent company of Benefex, has agreed to buy employee benefits administration software provider Benify with plans to merge the two companies. As part of the purchase of Benify, current...

British Friendly has promoted Pouja Barot to head of marketing, succeeding Meredith Illman who is leaving to spend more time with her family. Barot (pictured) has been at British Friendly since graduating...

It does not appear that the added-value services genie will be put back in the bottle anytime soon. Mental health and financial support services rank highly among added-value services most in demand,...

Insurers paid out a combined record of £7.34bn in protection claims last year, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk Development (Grid). According to the analysis,...

The Exeter has appointed Gary Warman as chief risk officer. Effective from the start of the month and subject to regulatory approval, Warman will become a member of the mutual's executive committee....

More than 1,000 more protection policies were sold in the second quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago, but the market remained significantly below its 2023 level, according to Gen Re....

The majority (53%) of UK adults have not spoken to anyone about taking on the responsibility of planning their funeral when they are no longer here. Research from MetLife found that 31%...

More than one in four private medical insurance (PMI) and dental insurance complaints resolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from April to June were upheld, with service and claims handling the...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) will tell the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that it believes the protection market “works well“ and that indemnity commission “supports distribution“. The trade body said it will...