Protection

Legal & General paid £320.4m in group protection claims in 2022 and supported more than 10,500 people. Breaking the figure down this comprises £230.07m across group life, £72.22m in group income protection...

Sesame Bankhall Group has appointed Emma Thomson to head of protection development with a move to working with the network's distribution team full time. The firm said Thomson's appointment is being driven...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is seeking to appoint two new vice presidents to support its programme of work laid out in its strategic plan. The CII is seeking a member to...

Legal & General is reinstating its previous commission structure for protection sales after advisers appealed to the insurer. From 30 May advisers will be paid commission with immediate effect of the start...

More than 20,000 people have been added to the number of people who are economically inactive due to long term sickness in the UK over the past month. The latest figure from...

The UK's health, wealth and happiness levels are plumbing depths not seen since the height of the pandemic, according LifeSearch research. The advice firm's Health, Wealth & Happiness Index found almost a...

Canada Life has agreed to sell its individual onshore protection business to Countywide Assured plc, a subsidiary of Chesnara plc. Around 47,000 customer policies will transfer when the deal is completed with...

A total of £2.21bn was paid out by the group risk industry during 2022, down marginally from £2.22bn in 2021, according to data from trade body Grid. Overall there were 261,631 interactions...

Aviva has issued an update to its group protection online platform Aviva Group Protection Online (AGPOL) to enable intermediaries to self-serve renewals for group protection policies for up to 250 lives. According...

Ron Wheatcroft, technical manager for life and health at Swiss Re, is one of the esteemed panel of judges for the Health & Protection Awards 2023. In this video, Wheatcroft gives his...