Protection

AIG Life paid out a record £394m in protection insurance claims and 95% of all individual protection claims in 2023. The UK life insurance firm, now part of Aviva Group, provided support...

Confidence is subdued but growing among advisers about protection sales growth this year, according to research from IPipeline. Data from Gen Re data in May showed some 50,000 fewer protection policies were...

Global reinsurer PartnerRe has joined group risk industry body Grid. PartnerRe is a global reinsurance company with more than $10bn in total capital offering group reinsurance solutions to the UK and Irish...

Royal London has introduced a leading income replacement guarantee enabling customers to claim up to £1,750 every month, rising to £3,500 for doctors and surgeons in a move aimed at helping to...

Broadstone has launched a standalone insurance, regulatory and risk advisory division. The division will service the life and non-life insurance sector including Lloyds and London market, in addition to redress solutions and...

ClientTree has agreed a partnership with UnderwriteMe that will see its customer relationship management (CRM) system integrate with UnderwriteMe's protection platform. ClientTree said the integration aims to speed up claims processes, reduce...

Howden Re has appointed David Hearn as chairman, global clients strategy. Hearn (pictured) joins the reinsurance and risk advisory arm of Howden, the international insurance intermediary group, during a period of rapid...

Wellbeing programmes are “fantastic“ and an underweighted element in employer reward strategies, but organisations have been told they must do better at measuring and understanding their value. Mizuho Bank head of HR...

Protection advice firm John Lamb Hill Oldridge has promoted Holly Hill from senior associate to associate director. Hill (pictured) joined the firm back in January 2022 as a protection specialist ahead of...

The mortgage market is not the only reason for a decline in protection sales. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to following the release of Gen Re data last...