Protection

Leaving the intended beneficiary of a life insurance policy no right to claim is like selling a car without a steering wheel. This is according Ruth Gilbert, partner at Insuring Change, (pictured...

Zurich has made changes to its life non-medical limits for people under the age of 50, increasing the value of cover available without requiring medical evidence. The changes affect the first level...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raised serious concerns about several elements of how insurers are addressing terminal illness benefits attached to life insurance policies. The regulator strongly criticised insurers for the...

Terminal illness benefits are delivering poor outcomes and consumer harm in some instances as issues persist with claims not being paid, advisers have told Health & Protection. There is also confusion around...

Guardian has joined the Quilter Select protection panel. The move expands Guardian’s distribution reach, opening access to around 3,000 advisers in Quilter’s network advice business and follows Guardian’s entry into income protection. ...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Diane Whalley as business development manager for group risk. Whalley (pictured) will be managing the firm's desk-based group risk adviser team, helping to grow the business...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired San Diego, California-based retail insurance broker Hartley Cylke Pacific Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum. The retail insurance broker's services include life insurance advice services....

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) CEO Nikhil Rathi has blamed the “caution” of firms for not providing “good and affordable” financial advice to enough customers. He also highlighted that there needs to be...

The number of appointed representative (AR) firms operating in the insurance sector has halved in the last decade, with a sharp drop in the last two years. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

IPipeline has partnered with start-up and adviser technology business BrokerIQ to integrate PreQuo - its collection of indicative and predictive web services with BrokerIQ’s customer engagement platform in a bid to illustrate...