Protection

Clare Dodd knows full well why employees will always remember that moment when their employer went the extra mile to offer effective support in the immediate aftermath of losing a loved one....

A National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)-type scheme to tackle labour market inactivity is possible but complex, according to Ron Wheatcroft, technical manager, life and health UK and Ireland at Swiss Re. Ahead...

Howden has appointed Rob Brown (pictured) as head of employee benefits, Howden Markets. Brown’s remit will be to lead the development of a clear, scalable market proposition, bringing greater consistency and negotiation...

April 2025’s increases to employer national insurance contributions (NIC) have proven a key factor behind slower growth of the UK group risk market, according to reinsurer Swiss Re. Notably, the number of...

The Treasury collected a record £9bn of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) receipts in the last financial year, according to HM Revenue and Customs. Furthermore, Inheritance Tax income also hit a fresh high...

Iress is making The Interesting Life Company’s AI underwriting tool, the Interesting Life Agent (ISLA), exclusively available via The Exchange, offering advisers an early indication of underwriting outcomes at the point of...

Chesnara has told Health & Protection that it intends to retain HSBC Life UK’s value-added services post-acquisition. The life and pensions company bought the bank’s UK life interests for £260m in a...

Greater adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the protection industry may not necessarily lead to job losses, according to Equisoft. While AI might phase out much of the day-to-day manual administrative tasks...

Reassured is using Adviser.AI’s platform to automate, personalise, and streamline processes such as marketing, servicing enquiries, policy outreach, cross-selling, and customer retention.  The firm added it is aiming to reduce these admin-heavy...

Broadstone has appointed Emily Degan as team leader for its risk and health desk-based consulting team. Up until February of this year she led a team of client relationship managers as a...