Protection

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has introduced claim assessment times as a new measure for its claims charter. The move comes as the PDG published its list of provider claims charter signatories...

Pacific Life Re has appointed Vasan Errakiah to the newly created role of general manager, Asia markets. Errakiah (pictured) takes charge of the life and health reinsurer’s market activities throughout Asia, with...

Aviva's efforts to improve service levels for its private medical insurance (PMI) customers will not affect growth plans, with service expected to return to normal by the end of the year, according...

Funeral plan provider Golden Charter has appointed Charles Norman as chief executive officer (CEO). Norman (pictured) joins as CEO designate on 1 September, formally taking over leadership upon completion of Financial Conduct...

Attitudes across the health and protection insurance sector are changing for the better, but more needs to be done. While some of the sector's youngest professionals have war stories about being asked...

Legal & General’s UK protection new business fell sharply in the first six months of 2023 as the insurer said it expected the softer housing market and cost of living to continue...

Georgia d'Esterre remains "very passionate" about being a woman in protection following her recent adjacent move to the world of mortgages. Last week West Brom Building Society revealed d’Esterre (pictured) had joined...

NHS England is to scrap two thirds of its cancer wait time targets, according to reports. The move coincides with data indicating that the service is missing four of the most important...

Five in 10 UK businesses are using or plan to adopt increased homeworking permanently - but improving staff wellbeing is not the main motivator for doing so. This is according to data...

Health data is a key part of the ONS’s work; from tracking the pandemic to charting life expectancy, measuring mortality to counting carers and disability – it allows us to build an...