Protection

Advisers need to change their approach if they are to increase membership of income protection (IP) products among younger consumers, according to three industry leaders. Sector representatives noted how the product was...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will undergo a series of significant reforms aimed at returning it to its original purpose of being a “simple, impartial dispute resolution service“. This will include a...

Swiss Re is completing its withdrawal from the IptiQ business. The reinsurer has reached an agreement to sell the Americas business, subject to regulatory approvals, and will run-off the EMEA life and...

LifeSearch is providing Skipton Building Society members with life and wider protection insurance advice. The move comes as the society moves from a single-tie arrangement to a broker model. Skipton’s members will...

Certua Life has entered the UK individual life insurance market with a group offering expected to follow. The company told Health & Protection that it will operate on a non-advised basis and...

Protection insurance providers need to shake-up how they report critical illness claims statistics to better reflect the realities of their customers. This is according to Adam Higgs, head of protection at St...

Advisers should overcome objections from compliance teams over recommending two joint life policies by focusing on the value to the end customer rather than the cost. This is according to Clive Mayne,...

Seven in ten consumers have not seen or heard anything about income protection (IP) or critical illness (CI) in the last year and views are often based on flase assumptions, according to CIExpert’s...

CIExpert’s Single Is Best campaign is making inroads with most consumers saying single policies offer better overall protection and value when advisers clearly outline the benefits, according to the firm's Critical Thinking 2026...

Marsh has appointed Phil Parkinson as CEO of Mercer UK, a business of Marsh.  Subject to regulatory approval, Parkinson (pictured) is expected to take up his new role in the coming weeks...