Protection

Scottish Widows is deciding which advisers that use loaded premiums it will work with and believes insurers will be increasing due diligence of intermediaries on the subject. Lloyds Banking Group protection director...

It is vital advisers are given time to talk following a harrowing call, according to Kathryn Knowles, managing director at Cura Financial Services. Knowles (pictured) spoke to Health & Protection ahead of...

The Income Protection Task Force has rescheduled Income Protection Awareness Week to next month following the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The IPTF revealed its awareness week will now run between...

The financial services sector needs to come together to fight the scourge of finanical crime which the Financial Conduct Authority expects to become even more prevalent amid a cost of living crisis....

Zurich has launched the Zurich Access Portal - an intermediary portal for group life and group income protection cover SME customers. The portal is now available to organisations with between three and...

New Jersey broker and employee benefits consultant Conner Strong & Buckelew has acquired Pennsylvania-based Armstrong, Doyle & Carroll. Launched in the 1950s, Armstrong, Doyle & Carroll specialises benefit plan solutions, including managing...

AIG has launched the initial public offering of its life and retirement business that will see it sold off as a separate entity. Last month the insurer announced it was deferring the...

Vitality paid out a total of £82.8m in protection claims in 2021, with a total of 2,012 claims paid across its life and terminal illness, serious illness and income protection products, according...

Vitality's health and life businesses have helped to drive a 22% increase in new business for parent company Discovery in the UK on the previous year, according to audited results for the...

Australian life insurer MLC Insurance has promoted Lesley Mamelok to chief finance officer effective 28 October 2022. Mamelok joined MLC Limited in April last year and is currently the firm's deputy CFO...