Protection

Clients who use mental health services, though they do not suffer from mental health issues, are in danger of being denied protection cover, according to Krystle Skelton, protection adviser at Cura. Skelton...

Individual protection product sales fell to 2.1 million in 2023, the lowest figure since 2018, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The drop of around 100,000 sales represented a 4.5%...

Explainable artificial intelligence (AI) is the key to bridging the gap between the benefits of the technology and maintaining trust among policy holders. This is according to Dr Lizzy Lubczanski, client manager...

Allianz Partners has appointed Ariane Koelbli as global head of people and culture. Koelbli (pictured) is responsible for defining global HR strategy and implementing initiatives to support its growth ambitions, with a...

Guardian has said that policies with its beneficiary nomination tool Payout Planner in place accounted for 68% of its life insurance book at year-end 2023 and 74% of its life insurance claims...

The Exeter has appointed Ali Law as chief information officer and Toby Bainbridge to the newly created role of head of insurance solutions. Law was a former group head of digital transformation...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has added Business Protected Ltd and Your Life Protected as members and appointed Chelsea Warren as board member. Warren, the head of financial protection at SPF Private...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has followed through on a commitment to launch a review into how financial services firms treat customers in vulnerable circumstances. Under the regulator's Consumer Duty, firms should...

EY has appointed Alistair Brannan as UK head of life and pensions. Brannan (pictured) will also join EY’s UK insurance leadership team and remains client and markets leader for its financial services business...

DeadHappy has been told to close to new life insurance customers, with its underwriter no longer taking on any new business from the firm. The life insurance company, who last year courted...