Protection
Vikki Jefferies joins L&G as market development director from Primis
Vikki Jefferies is joining Legal & General Retail as market development director leaving Primis network after more than six years as proposition director. Jefferies is being appointed following the announcement of L&G...
Read moreMetLife overhauls Everyday Protect with benefits, price and occupation changes
MetLife is overhauling its Everyday Protect product by increasing the value of its most claimed benefits, cutting less-claimed benefits, increasing the price and widening the occupations covered. The changes will go live...
Read more‘I would never wish for my sexuality to define me as a person or in the workplace’ – Richard Brown, Scottish Widows
Richard Brown, senior manager at Scottish Widows, speaks to Health & Protection about how his sexuality does not define him in the workplace, the importance of being open about his sexuality and...
Read moreGuardian pays £15m in claims including two before policy in-force
Guardian insurance paid more than £15m in protection claims in 2023 including 100% of life and terminal illness (TI) and 92% of critical illness (CI) claims. The figures were released as part...
Read moreCII argues against a one-size-fits-all approach to EDI
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has argued against a rigid, "one-size-fits-all" approach to regulating equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the financial services industry. When it comes to regulating EDI within the...
Read moreMetLife UK hires Rachel Wood as head of product from AIG Life
MetLife has appointed Rachel Wood as head of product and data, ExCo at MetLife UK. Wood (pictured) started on 24 June and will use her role to deliver propositions and take full...
Read moreDeadHappy entering administration – updated
DeadHappy is entering adminstration, Health & Protection has confirmed. A former DeadHappy employee, who wished not to be named, confirmed to Health & Protection that the company entered administration with effect from...
Read moreFirst Actuarial launches into group risk consulting and joins Grid
First Actuarial has launched a range of group protection services and joined industry body Grid. The actuarial and investment consultancy has spent two decades focusing on its pensions consultancy business and is...
Read moreNot asking gay men to join five-a-side teams remains disturbing – Luke McKeown, Royal London
Luke McKeown, senior product governance consultant at Royal London, speaks to Health & Protection about remaining continued bias perceptions, genuine change taking hold in tackling unconscious bias and why the sector needs...
Read moreMajority of UK workers struggle to meet basic living costs – WTW
The majority of UK workers are struggling to meet basic living costs which is fuelling a sharp decline in financial confidence and wellbeing. The WTW 2024 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey found 89%...
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