Protection

Broadstone has appointed Richard Pringle as a principal consultant in its employee benefits consulting (EBC) division. Pringle (pictured) has more than 20 years of experience in risk, health and wellbeing consulting, working...

Around 650 advisory firms have accessed a guide aimed at helping them in talking about suicide-related issues with their clients since its 2021 launch. In the autumn of 2021 Health & Protection...

Paradigm Protect, part of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has partnered with technology provider UnderwriteMe. Members of Paradigm Protect will now be able to access UnderwriteMe’s free-to-use Protection Platform, which covers products from eight...

Speculation that Aviva is ripe for a foreign takeover saw shares for the company leap by more than 10% on Friday, but Monday appears to be a much calmer trading day.  Media...

Axa Hong Kong and Macau is launching a critical illness (CI) plan for survivors of heart attacks, stroke and cancer and those with other significant health risks, that includes a health activity...

Protection Guru has launched Designed by Doctors – a series of recommended and updated example critical illness (CI) definitions covering ten conditions including the three most commonly claimed heart attack, stroke and...

Premier Choice Healthcare owner Brown & Brown (Europe) has acquired 100% of the share capital of Berkeley Insurance Group (Berkeley). The deal is the first broking acquisition by Brown & Brown in...

As the number of people who are financially struggling increases, fewer people are acquiring protection cover, according to the latest research from LV=.  “Financial stresses are forcing people to dip into savings...

PIB Group has acquired broker RBIG. The deal includes RBIG Corporate Risk Services and RBIG Financial Services. While RBIG provides general business insurance expertise as well as trade credit, high net worth...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) can take many forms of action against brokers that do not charge fair commissions - but the banning of commissions or brokers is off the table, according...