Protection
Eight in 10 think mental health disclosures ramp up cost of cover – IFoA
Eight in 10 people think being honest and open about disclosing a mental health condition will ramp up the cost of health or protection cover. This is according to a report from...
Read moreFitness and consistency could help people thrive on less sleep – Vitality
Consistency of sleep could be a stronger predictor of health risk than the number of hours spent in bed, research from Vitality has discovered. Although sleeping for at least seven hours a...
Read moreMy former life: Boxing taught me to stand up to corporate bullies and foolish regulatory edicts – Lakey
Kicking off the first in a mini-series exploring the former lives of professionals across the protection and health sector, Alan Lakey, director at CIExpert, speaks to Health & Protection about his exploits...
Read moreBusiness Protection Focus launches one-day virtual conference
Business Protection Focus is launching a one-day virtual conference which will take place on 9 September. Stuart Halliwell, owner of Stuart Halliwell Consulting, launched BP Focus week last year to help businesses...
Read moreAviva health sales drop by a third, while individual business dampens protection growth in H1
Aviva saw health sales fall by a third in the first half of the year. This is according to the insurer’s H1 2026 results which revealed health new business sales dropped to...
Read moreWhy combining AI with human empathy is vital to drive down PMI and protection complaints – analysis
The first part of Health & Protection’s analysis into increasing customer complaints about private medical insurance (PMI) and protection cover revealed myriad factors are at play. This second part looks into possible...
Read moreMis-selling, service levels and customer confusion behind escalating PMI and protection claims – analysis
Customer complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) about protection and private medical insurance (PMI) represent a very small portion of its caseload. But the latest data from the FOS revealed the...
Read moreFOS to add new case registration stage and powers to dismiss inappropriate claims
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has announced a series of changes aimed at transforming the way it operates to improve its service for consumers and firms. This includes a new registration stage...
Read moreWhen a claim isn’t the hard part: Fixing the real problem in protection – Scottish Widows
The decision to pay is only one part of the story. For many families, the real challenge is everything that follows. This is where advisers can make the biggest difference. I...
Read moreHigh cost of weight-loss treatments will only widen health inequality – advisers
Pricing out customers from accessing weight-loss treatments could widen existing health inequalities across the country. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to following analysis from the King’s Fund, released...
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‘Closed’ locations challenging growing demand for individual IPMI – analysis
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Clever combination of cover could be key to closing parental protection gap – Roberts
