Protection

  There’s no getting away from the fact that the NHS is facing some tough challenges, with long patient waiting times and increased staff vacancies, so does the protection industry have a...

Insurers are working at guarding against the risk of excessive price increases for certain customers due to the sector's move to increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in risk assessments. This is...

Axa Health has appointed Heather Smith as chief executive officer (CEO). Smith (pictured) joins from Allianz where she is currently MD for retail responsible for providing personal lines insurance to 3.7 million...

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Gaby Joyner as head of Great Britain following the retirement of John Ball last month. Joyner (pictured), who has been with the company for 23 years,...

Vitality paid £96m in protection claims in 2022. Publishing its life claims statistics for the year, the insurer revealed it paid out 96.6% of all protection claims - equating to a total...

Virtual cancer rehabilitation clinic Perci Health has joined group risk industry body Grid. Nicole Wassink, (pictured) chief commercial officer at Perci Health, said: "Joining Grid is an excellent opportunity for us to...

The health and wellbeing industry is a growth market, but arguably it could be even stronger. The buzz of propositions being launched, repositioned and promoted is once again taking our attention as...

Guardian is to now consider applicants with HIV for income protection. The commitment comes amid a series of changes to the firm's underwriting aimed at ensuring more customers living with HIV can...

Legal & General has launched an online claim submission facility following a successful pilot over the summer. Available through Legal & General’s protection self-serve portal, My Account, the new feature empowers policyholders...

Six in 10 Brits are concerned about the cost of care should they be diagnosed with dementia. This is according to VitalityLife's research of 2,000 people uncovering a worrying gap between the...