Protection

  Advisers should be looking for longer-term solutions and to give their clients the best value for money cover they can afford when considering critical illness or serious illness cover, says Vitality...

Swiss Re has appointed Andreas Berger as group CEO. Berger (pictured) succeeds Christian Mumenthaler from 1 July 2024 when he will also step down as Swiss Re's CEO of corporate solutions. The...

Reports on UK resilience have offered a starkly sobering reminder of the scale of the challenge ahead for the protection market, the cost of failure, and the urgent need for the industry...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has revealed "strong" growth across private medical insurance (PMI) in a year in which it increased its number of both appointed representatives and advisers. The network...

IPipeline has revealed it experienced its highest week for new income protection applications in a decade for the week beginning 11 March. With 3,280 applications submitted through its portals, the financial services...

Mortgage and protection adviser and Apprentice star Raj Chohan has set her sights on becoming a lender for bridging finance. Chohan (pictured) who was fired in the latest instalment of The Apprentice...

Self-employed people lack the kind of income protection offered by SSP and government should work to create a contributory sick pay scheme for that market, according to The Work and Pensions Committee’s...

Aviva’s £460m takeover of AIG Life UK has been cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The deal that would see Aviva purchase the AIG Life UK business from AIG subsidiary...

Unum UK paid more than £471m in claims in 2023 - including £229m for income protection, £160m for life insurance and £43m for critical illness cover. This was up from £395m in claims...

The Mortgage Advice Bureau has developed a tool designed to assess a customer’s financial resilience based on their level of protection. The financial risk assessment tool shows customers how capable they are...