Protection
Sesame and PMS Mortgage Club add Holloway Friendly to protection panels
Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG), have announced Holloway Friendly as the latest addition to their protection panels. The mutual society offers income protection insurance to...
Read moreLovethorn secures £200k funding and adds Pacific Life’s Purcell as first NED
Lovethorn has successfully closed £200k in pre-seed funding raise and appointed its first non-executive director. The insurtech launched eight months ago and provides an enhanced underwriting system to income protection providers, as...
Read moreCustomers think critical illness is terminal illness cover – advisers
The biggest misconception about critical illness (CI) is customers think it is terminal illness cover. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to to gauge misconceptions about CI cover. This...
Read moreLV= appoints chief commercial officer
LV= has appointed Katherine Carnegie as chief commercial officer, subject to regulatory approval. Carnegie (pictured) joined the mutual in 2012 and is experienced in developing distribution strategies and driving innovation and growth....
Read moreMost young adults do not understand critical illness – Beagle Street
More than half (53%) of 18–40-year-olds do not understand what critical illness cover is for, and one third (29%) have never heard of the product. This is according to research of 2,000...
Read moreMortality rates plunge to lowest level since pandemic – CMI
While mortality rates in England and Wales were 3% higher last year than before the pandemic, they were lower than 2020, 2021 and 2022. This is according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation...
Read moreRefreshing your employee wellbeing programmes – HelloSelf
Workplace mental health has never been more important and employees are prioritising effective provision. Download the Workplace Health and Protection Roundtable Supplement, in association with HelloSelf 1) How can employers...
Read moreAdvisers remain bullish about prospects in 2024 despite inflation ticking up
Advisers remain bullish about business prospects for 2024 despite an increase in the rate of inflation. At the end of last year advisers told Health & Protection they were optimistic about prospects...
Read moreMax Life opens office in Dubai
Max Life Insurance has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of its first representative office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Indian life insurer said the office...
Read moreL&G’s Fitzgerald succeeds White as Grid chairman
Grid has appointed Legal & General distribution director of group protection Colin Fitzgerald as chairman. He succeeds Paul White whose three-year tenure has come to an end. Fitzgerald's career in the employee...
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