Protection
Advisers not forcing teams back to office despite plan B restrictions lifting
Advisers are choosing not to force workers to return to the office amid the lifting of plan B restrictions. Last week, the UK government announced the lifting of plan B restrictions in...
Read moreWorking To Wellbeing launches long Covid line manager helpline
Return to work rehabilitation specialist Working To Wellbeing has launched a new line manager helpline, with an initial focus on supporting employees suffering with long Covid. The telephone-based helpline aims to enable...
Read moreLV= launches simpler version of life and CI policy
LV= has launched a simpler version of its life and critical illness (CI) policy. LV= outlined the move in an interview with Health & Protection in October where the insurer revealed it...
Read moreAegon extends immediate cover, trims IP underwriting and adds fracture cover
Aegon has extended its immediate cover facility for business protection and relevant life to 180 days for life protection and 90 days for critical illness. It has also trimmed the income protection...
Read morePacific Life Re appoints head of R&D for Europe
Pacific Life Re has appointed Nicholas Lax as head of research and development in its Europe business unit. Lax joined the firm in 2018 as a member of its research and development...
Read moreCII members cite product pricing changes and improving skills as top challenges
Upcoming regulation including changes to product pricing practices, are among the biggest challenges facing insurance professionals in the year ahead. This is according to research from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) whose...
Read moreFCA staff balloted for strike action over incoming PMI excess and pay changes
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) staff are being balloted for strike action over changes to the regulator’s pay and benefits policy announced in October. The FCA’s original proposals included adding an excess for...
Read moreRecruitment scheme helps claims adviser re-enter insurance sector after 20 years
A career breakers programme has successfully helped a candidate return to the insurance sector after more than two decades. Last year, Health & Protection reported about a programme led by Inclusivity Partners...
Read moreAdvisers should hit emotional triggers of protection need as incomes squeezed
Advisers should tap into the emotional triggers behind buying life insurance amid the biggest squeeze in the cost of living in 30 years, according to Chris Blackwood, managing director of communications agency...
Read moreWork with business schools and accounting software to raise awareness of small companies’ protection needs – Wheatcroft
At the start of 2021, there were 5.5 million small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK. But in our view, the real story is about the micro and small firms, with fewer...
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