Protection
Insurers ignoring digital to avoid disrupting intermediary business – IptiQ
Insurers are not focusing on introducing digital business channels for fear of upsetting and disrupting advisers and intermediaries, according to Swiss Re-backed technology provider IptiQ. The firm warned that regulatory interventions would...
Read moreTwenty7Tec buys Finplan CRM software
Mortgage sourcing software provider Twenty7Tec has bought Bluecoat Software which owns the Finplan customer relationship management (CRM) system used by many protection advisers. The Finplan CRM is used by more than 300...
Read moreLV= pays more than £5m in IP claims to start 2022
LV= has paid more than £5.4m in income protection (IP) and personal sick pay claims between January and April 2022, almost 10% up on last year. By comparison, in the same period...
Read moreBritish Friendly introduces level guaranteed premiums and benefit guarantee on IP
British Friendly has launched level guaranteed premiums on its short and long-term income protection Protect product as a new, second premium option in addition to its existing age-costed guaranteed premiums. The mutual...
Read moreL&G group risk claims paid rise 4% to £335m
Legal & General paid just over £335m in group protection claims in 2021, up almost 4% on 2020. The provider's 2021 group claims data reveals group critical illness cover claims almost doubled...
Read morePrioritise IP conversations as mortgage payments rise, urges The Exeter
The Exeter is urging to advisers to start prioritising conversations about income protection (IP) with clients due to rising mortgage repayments and the ongoing cost of living crisis. The insurer highlighted data...
Read moreAdvisers can help speed up rehabilitation from severe brain injuries – MacLaine
International research has shown the impact of early multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a huge impact on the long-term functional outcomes. Put simply, the...
Read moreHowden hires ex-Mercer pair to senior global benefits roles
Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has made two senior appointments as it continues expanding its international business. The intermediary firm has appointed Leigh Dauncey as global benefits director for The Middle East,...
Read moreTimpson tells of ‘remarkable’ experience collecting OBE and shares honour with colleagues
Johnny Timpson has described receiving his OBE medal as a "remarkable" experience but said he wanted to share the honour with all of his Access to Insurance colleagues. In January it was...
Read moreIPipeline adds multi-benefit protection product comparisons
IPipeline is extending its product comparison service to include multi-benefit protection products. The service was previously limited to single benefit comparisons. This latest enhancement enables advisers to compare core product features and...
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