Protection

The government is to invest £3.6m as part of a new health strategy aimed at tackling the physical and mental health challenges faced by men and boys. It aims to reduce inequalities...

Financial education is key to whether customers aged under 40 purchase protection insurance, according to findings from OneFamily Group. The research conducted among 2,000 UK adults aged 18 to 40 found that...

Most people believe work has a positive impact on their health and wellbeing, according to research from Cirencester Friendly. The survey conducted by Opinium on behalf of Cirencester Friendly with 2,420 working...

Half of UK adults (47%) have less than £5,000 in emergency savings, according to research from The Exeter. The survey of 2,000 UK adults found one in ten (10%) had less than...

Just 12% of consumers wanted to arrange protection insurance when they first engaged an adviser, according to research from Royal London. The study also found adviser expertise and insight were more highly...

UnderwriteMe has added additional questions to its protection platform to reflect the growing use of weight loss treatments.. The firm revealed this followed collaboration with insurer partners and it will allow insurers...

Aviva is launching an AI-powered summarisation tool aimed at speeding up the underwriting process for individual life insurance applications. The tool uses generative AI to analyse and summarise GP medical reports and...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has released the fifth story in its 7 Stories series focussing on the emotional impact of the role on claims handlers and the concept of “moral...

L&G’s retail business has appointed Donna Cowell to the newly created role of head of reinsurance, UK protection. As a qualified actuary, Cowell brings almost 25 years of experience in financial services....

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not the answer to solving loneliness which is becoming an increasingly important factor in physical and mental health. Speaking at the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII)...