Protection

A total of 65 MPs have signed a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him to recognise long-Covid as an occupational disease. And they have said workers who are suffering after...

Over 58% of IFAs expect demand to increase for tax and estate planning advice over the next five years, research shows. A further 39% of advisers expect demand to remain the same,...

Royal London paid £13.1m for Covid-19 claims in 2020 helping the families of more than 2,100 customers. The majority of the claims (2,110) were death claims with 2,049 paid out on whole...

DAM is the latest organisation to join GRiD, the trade body for the group risk industry. GRiD’s aim is to ensure members keep up to date with the latest group risk industry...

The current pandemic has left two in three over-50s “determined” to stay living in their own home if they ever need care, researchers say. But six in ten (60%) of over-50s polled...

Simply Business has partnered with insurtech specialist Equipsme to bring its quote-and-buy digital platform to employers wanting to buy health insurance. Customers will now be able to make direct purchases online via...

Sedgwick, the risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, has appointed Hannah Dixon as client director for the UK. Dixon (pictured) will focus on generating new business, strengthening client relationships, and working with...

PRIMIS Mortgage Network – the financial adviser group – this week said that queries about income protection products covering multiple and complex medical conditions were partly behind an 18% surge in requests...

Entries are now open for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2021 – and financial advisers and employee benefit consultancies large and small are invited to put forward submissions outlining how they...

IPipeline, the provider of life and pensions digital solutions and services provider, has formed a partnership with Wipro, the global IT, consulting and business process services company. The aim of the partnership...