Protection

Regulators from across the spectrum have agreed to develop metrics to measure the regulatory burden on the financial services industry. The move comes after leaders and senior representatives from the Financial Conduct...

Cirencester Friendly saw an increase in premium income, membership and funds under management, according to the society's 2021 annual report and accounts. The report reveals that over the year the mutual's membership...

Iress has added term and critical illness protection services to quote and apply product sourcing software The Exchange. The move marks the second phase of its Features initiative following launch of the...

Oneglobal Broking has appointed Luis Miguel Galvis as country manager for Colombia and Ecuador. Galvis was previously head of financial lines and surety at Howden Re in Colombia. Prior to this, he...

Legal & General has entered into an exclusive partnership with Fruitful Insights to gauge the costs associated with impaired wellbeing and productivity and the factors underpinning these losses. Based on this intelligence, intermediaries...

Aviva paid out a total of £1,094,919,735 in 2021 across individual critical illness, life insurance and income protection policies, with 98.1% of all claims received settled. The insurer's annual individual protection claims...

Protection claims payouts hit a new record in 2021, according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Group Risk Development (Grid). The data reveals £6.8bn was paid out in...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it does not believe the financial services industry should have to take on the costs of failures from firms promoting cryptocurrencies and assets. It also...

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has given Sears Merritt an expanded role heading up its enterprise technology and experience (ETX) organisation. In his new role Merritt is responsible for leading technology-based strategies...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will cancel or change permissions of regulated firms not conducting those activities within a month as part of a drive to improve consumer protection. The FCA will...