Protection

While advice firms should still expect client-facing staff to dress appropriately, accommodations should be made for hot weather and any attempt to ban shorts for men could land them in hot water,...

The OneFamily Group has appointed Chris McNab (pictured) as head of protection propositions. McNab started his role last Thursday (8 August), after working for the group since May 2023 as a contractor....

Howden has promoted Rod Jones to chief operating officer (COO) of its new acquisition ActiveQuote. In the wake of the deal, Howden told Health & Protection that all ActiveQuote staff were being...

Howden has acquired Help Me Compare Group Ltd (ActiveQuote) and its subsidiaries for an undisclosed sum. Howden said the acquisition enhances its presence in the consumer insurance sector and reflects its broader...

Unum UK's Help@hand digital health and wellbeing app has seen a 91% increase in registrations over the last 12 months, compared to the previous year. Within the same period, user interactions rose...

The Openwork Partnership has added MetLife’s standalone policy ChildShield product to its protection advice proposition for its more than 4,500 advisers. The product covers children from birth up to the age of...

Holloway Friendly head of underwriting and claims Helen Jacobs has told advisers they should contact her if they feel the mutual is not meeting its eight underwriting promises. Jacobs (pictured) told Health...

The issue of regulation within the employee assistance programme (EAP) industry has always been a contentious topic. Proponents of more regulation insist that it will provide a consistent level of quality, confidentiality,...

Holloway Friendly has made eight underwriting promises to advisers and their clients including attempting to match better terms from other insurers and for advisers to challenge it if they disagree with a...

BrokerIQ Solutions has launched the full version its Your Advisor Here (YAH) customer relationship management (CRM) software. It is an extension of the application and offers advisers their own customised app linked...