Protection

Lost workdays due to financial worries are estimated to cost UK employers £10.3bn annually, up from £6.2bn two years ago, according to analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business (CEBR). Presenteeism...

SimplyBiz and Defaqto parent company Fintel has bought adviser review site VouchedFor in a deal worth £7.5m. It has also bought insurer and investment platform ratings agency AKG for a potential £2m....

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has added Wiltshire Friendly to its specialist group protection proposition. Appointed representative (AR) firms can now access the insurer's range of income protection products, with specific...

Mojo Mortgages has appointed Toby Anderson as head of protection. Anderson joins the mortgage broker from Loan.co.uk where he held a similar role. His LinkedIn account reveals he was previously head of...

Isobel Dobney, head of people and talent development at LifeSearch, speaks to Health & Protection about plunging straight into the world of work after quitting her university course one year in, taking...

Health, benefits and pension administrator Aptia has appointed a group chief information officer ahead of its 2024 launch.  Imran Ali (pictured) joins the firm following nine years as group chief technology and...

The NHS waiting list in England has increased once again to another record with 7.77 million people now on the list. For the first time, NHS England revealed there are 6.5 million...

The workforce could lose millions of female employees unless more is done to support women with menstrual and menopausal health symptoms, according to research from Simplyhealth and the Chartered Institute for Personnel...

Advisers operating in the protection and health insurance sector are set for a second consecutive year with no additional levy for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). In its latest update the...

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is calling for the life insurance industry to changes to policies and processes to combat economic abuse and empower victim-survivors. This includes the ability to cancel or replace...