Protection

The majority (52%) of employees have had to take time off work or - if self-employed - time out of their own business, due to falling ill or having an accident, according...

Protection advisers have told Health & Protection that they hope Aviva will retain "unique" aspects of AIG UK's offering following the insurer's £453m acquisition of its rival firm. This morning Aviva announced...

Aviva has completed the £453m acquisition of AIG Life UK from Corebridge Financial, a quoted subsidiary of American International Group. The deal was first announced in September last year, but in February...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) recovered more than £54m from the estates of failed financial services providers in the 2023/24 financial year. The FSCS revealed around £2m of the funds secured...

Royal London has introduced a series of changes to its underwriting limits in a bid to grow its market share of high net worth (HNWI) clients. The mutual said the changes, available...

A communications "farce" with the forerunner to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ranks among the most stressful experiences protection expert Alan Lakey has faced while working in the sector. To mark Stress...

PIB Employee Benefits has acquired benefits technology company YouatWork.  PIB said the deal forms part of its growth strategy, particularly in the area of developing and "delivering innovative benefits solutions" and its...

Last autumn the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) raised serious concerns about how insurers are addressing terminal illness benefits attached to life insurance policies. Almost six months on from the regulator's review, Health...

DNA Financial Solutions has appointed Hugh Spillane as CEO. The mortgage, private medical insurance (PMI) and protection insurance adviser stated on its LinkedIn account that Spillane is stepping up to CEO following...

Evric Davis, protection expert at London & Country, speaks to Health & Protection about building a career in protection after being expelled from school, being given a chance with an apprenticeship, why...