Protection

Standardising how protection insurance providers report fair value assessments will be "helpful" for advisers grappling with Consumer Duty. This is according to Paul Fothergill, regulatory engagement manager at Sesame Bankhall Group (pictured),...

Now is the time for protection insurers allowing intermediaries to use loaded premiums to end this practice, according to LifeSearch chairman Tom Baigrie. Speaking at the advice firm's Awards yesterday, Baigrie (pictured)...

Customers who bought life or critical illness insurance policies through Reassured received more than £50m in claims payments last year. The broker firm said this was an increase of 25% from 2022...

Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) members paid out more than £70m in claims to 7,000 customers in 2023. This compares to £52m in claims in 2022. Part of the increase is linked...

L&C Mortgages has appointed Mark Harrington as CEO subject to regulatory approval. Harrington (pictured), who joined the company in 2003, has held a number of different roles in his time with the...

  Taking life one step at a time made all the difference for Brandon Collins as he attempted to navigate a relationship breakdown while building a new small business. To mark Stress...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has added Guardian onto its protection panel. Guardian offers a range of individual protection insurance products including life insurance, critical illness, combined life and critical illness protection, children’s...

This past year has proven another record one for growth for the UK group risk market, according to Swiss Re’s latest annual Group Watch report The report shows that in 2023 the...

Mortgage and protection network Stonebridge has agreed an accident, sickness, and unemployment (ASU) partnership with independent insurance provider Wessex Group, for Stonebridge member firms. Created by Wessex Group, in conjunction with AmTrust...

LV= has told advisers to check their client's cover amid an increase of declined critical illness claims on the previous year. The mutual's claims report for 2023 shows that three in five...