Protection

More than a third of working age people are suffering prolonged physical or mental health issues and the number with many issues has soared in the last four years. Musculoskeletal (MSK) and...

There was a slight increase in protection and health insurance coverage in the two-year period since the pandemic first, hit fuelled by growing appetite for health cash plans and income protection. However...

The health insurance sector is being urged to participate in HM Treasury’s workplace health consultation but “has a job on its hands” to convince the department that tax incentives are worthwhile. However,...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has published a guide to better inform small and medium sized (SME) brokers of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. The launch follows research carried out by...

Industry bodies from across the health and protection sector are planning to respond to government's call to make the case for tax relief on private medical insurance (PMI) provided though the workplace....

LifeSearch has agreed an exclusive deal offering protection advice and guidance to Neilson Financial Services customers whose brands include Smart Insurance, Post Office, British Seniors and Cover Today. The advice firm will...

Parents are far more likely to have inadequate life insurance than couples with no children, according to Hargreaves Lansdown's Savings and Resilience Barometer for July 2023.  Sarah Coles, head of personal finance...

Advisers believe they will be making more protection insurance recommendations as a result of the Consumer Duty, according to research from Guardian. The insurer also found advisers did not feel introducing the...

Principal firms have tightened up control of their appointed representatives (AR) as a result of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) focus on the area. The regulator’s practitioner panel research found the majority...

Only 55% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong are aware of the workplace coverage they are legally required to provide, according to research from QBE. The SME survey of...