Protection
MetLife offers HealthHero digital health service to group life and GIP schemes
MetLife UK has partnered with HealthHero to provide group life and group income protection clients with under 1,000 employees access to a round-the-clock digital health service. The additional support comes at no extra...
Read moreAdvisers should discuss IP with women throughout life stages – Greatorex
Advisers have been urged to ensure they discuss income protection (IP) products that support women throughout various life stages - from getting married through to having children and divorce. Naomi Greatorex, managing...
Read moreInsurer argued in court that clarity for policyholders was anti-competitive – FCA
An insurer argued in court that providing clarity of cover for policyholders was anti-competitive, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. The tactic was revealed by FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi (pictured) who...
Read moreAdvice firm Velvet visiting schools to engage young people with finance
Advice firm Velvet Mortgage and Insure Services is going into schools and universities to educate young people about finances and careers in the sector. Joanna Streames, the firm's managing director, discussed how...
Read more‘Metallica of mortgages’ to focus on protection
The self-confessed 'Metallica of mortgages' has vowed to focus on providing protection advice in future and pledged to talk in 'people language'. Rhys Schofield, managing director of Peak Money, (pictured) revealed he...
Read moreAviva pledges £9m to debt advice charities as small business worries mount
Aviva has pledged £9m to debt advice charities Citizens Advice and the Money Advice Trust as small businesses start feeling financial pain. Through its partnership the insurer is pledging £7m and £2m...
Read moreAdvisers and insurers making big changes to improve diversity and inclusion throughout health and protection sector – analysis
Hybrid working, anonymised CVs and an increased focus on social mobility are just some of the ways the health and protection sector is making inroads to creating a more diverse financial services...
Read moreKeep social media posts simple and consistent to generate leads – Edwards
The key to successfully generating leads from customers on social media is simple, consistent messaging, according to Karla Edwards, principal at The Protection Parent. Participating in a panel session for Income Protection...
Read moreBarclay returns as health secretary with Stride leading DWP
Steve Barclay (pictured) is once again health and social care secretary, succeeding Thérèse Coffey who held the role for little more than a month under the disaterous leadership of Liz Truss. Mel...
Read moreYuLife follows up commitment to expand internationally with US launch
YuLife has followed through on its commitment to expand into new markets with a launch into the US. Over the summer the protection and wellbeing platform raised $120m (£104.5m) in a Series...
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