Protection

Poisonings, accidental or otherwise, rank highly among everyday risks. This is according to Phil Jeynes, head of individual protection, UK, at MetLife UK (pictured), and he should know - he once poisoned...

New Leaf Distribution has appointed Jo Pawson as head of protection. Pawson (pictured) joins from John Charcol where she was network business development manager. A former business development manager for health and...

Healthcare expenses are a concern for the majority of Singapore's residents, according to the AIA Live Better Study. The study which surveyed 1,000 Singaporean residents found 50% claimed to be financially stable,...

The widespread adoption of weight loss drugs could cut premature death rates in the UK and US over the next two decades. This is according to research from Swiss Re which showed...

Maciej Rymaniak, mortgage and protection adviser at Five Star Mortgages, speaks to Health & Protection about loving doing a job that matters, why his taxi-driving dad is his role model and his...

Guardian has appointed Gower Wisdom as chief operating officer (COO) effective from 1 November. Wisdom joins from AUL Assurance, a specialist start-up life insurer, where was CEO, and before that COO. Prior...

HSBC Life UK is broadening its critical illness (CI) cover to include less advanced prostate cancer and Parkinson’s Disease and adding cover for seven types of pregnancy complications. The updates form part...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its pure protection market overview revealing more than 22 million in-force policies across all individual product types. The market overview sets out a factual overview...

Sir Charlie Mayfield who is leading the government’s Keep Britain Working Review expects Britain can ‘radically’ transform its labour inactivity crisis within a period of five to 10 years. But advisers Health...

Everyday accidents and illnesses have risen year-on-year, prompting more hospital admissions, according to MetLife UK’s Everyday Risk Report. Visits to accidents and emergency (A&E) have increased 3.8% and hospital admissions have increased...