Protection

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...

Dentists’ Provident paid out sickness claims of £5.2m last year, with a new claims paid ratio of 99%, according to its 2023 annual report.  That compares to 2022 when Dentists’ Provident paid...

The cost of living is proving a greater concern for young people than older adults, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data from a survey of 5,009 households...

Japanese life insurer Nippon Life's Singapore-based subsidiary Nippon Life Asia Pacific has received approval from Indian authorities to launch a subsidiary in Mumbai, India. Nippon Life has life insurance and asset management...

Broadstone has acquired London-based credit risk consultancy Vestigo Partners.  Vestigo specialises in credit risk services to lenders and financial investors, alongside wider modelling, analytics and reporting services.  The Vestigo team will augment...

Gallagher has added Lee Cook, John Deacon and Vishal Makkar to its benefits and HR consulting division in the UK. The trio who came to Gallagher through its acquisition of Buck in...

Advisers in the health and protection insurance markets face a 10% rise in Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fees for the current financial year, the regulator has revealed. Intermediaries operating in the A.19...

VitalityLife multi-benefit discounts are now available on the UnderwriteMe Protection Platform, following the provider's addition of its income protection (IP) cover to the platform. This week's move sees the product joining the...

Fair value requirements under the Consumer Duty are causing providers and advisers alike to regularly review product offerings and propositions. For advisers this has meant keeping a close eye on tweaks to...

One in five adults cut back on insurance to save money or because they cannot afford it, according to the Financial Conduct Authority's latest Financial Lives cost of living (Jan 2024) recontact...