Protection

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) is optimistic that income protection sales will continue to grow, but has warned the sector cannot afford to be complacent. This is according to IPTF managing...

The majority of adults aged under 40 can see the point in life insurance but many resist taking it out because industry offerings fail to meet their financial priorities. This is according...

Aviva has extended its Group Protection Online (AGPOL1) platform to all scheme sizes. Previously tailored for SME clients of 3 to 250 lives, AGPOL now offers new features that aim to enable...

Individual income protection (IP) has seen significant growth in sales post-pandemic and demand remains generally strong, particularly among younger age groups. In some areas IP is now outstripping critical illness uptake but...

Zurich Corporate Risk has launched Zurich Plus which consolidates the provider's full range of additional health and wellbeing services into a single digital platform and app. Powered by Onsi, the platform and...

Sir Charlie Mayfield who is leading the government's Keep Britain Working Review has highlighted that private medical insurance (PMI) and group income protection (GIP) have a role to play in tackling the...

Legal & General’s retail protection business has digitised its claims submission process for single and over 50s life insurance policies enabling online life claims. The insurer said that meant it had a...

Pulse Insurance is offering policyholders a combined screening and cancer navigation insurance product through Reframe Cancer. The move follows the launch of the cancer product targeting young adults in August 2024 in partnership...

Stand-up comedian Al Murray, The Pub Landlord will host the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Murray has filled arenas and theatres across the world for more than two decades with his...

One in four people (27%) believe staying in the workforce beyond retirement age will help them to live longer, according to research from Bupa. The 2025 edition of the insurer's Wellbeing Index...