Protection

The UK government has been urged not to forget about people with long term conditions such as cancer and long Covid as NHS staff are redeployed to ensure all adults receive a...

Canada Life has launched its virtual health and wellbeing services to its home finance customers. The WeCare service provides round the clock access to professionals who can provide virtual GP appointments, mental...

Insurers are taking Christmas celebrations virtual or postponing parties until the New Year in response to the new rules which came into effect this week aimed at curbing the spread of the...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has revealed two new members will be joining the body next year along with a successor for the retiring Neil McCarthy on its steering group. The...

Shepherds Friendly has partnered with Co-op Funeralcare to provide a funeral benefit option (FBO) on its over-50s life insurance plans to its direct and intermediary customers. The FBO is optional to Shepherds...

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is urging government, insurers and employers to consider ways to improve provision of income protection (IP) and other health, wellbeing and financial benefits to...

NHS waiting times could increase still further following the health secretary's warning that some urgent NHS appointments and elective surgeries be put off until 2022 as the government attempts to ensure every...

Assured Futures is restoring unemployment cover availability to UK customers through a partnership with comparison site Comparethemarket. While unemployment cover was pulled by all providers last spring due to the pandemic, Assured...

Advisers are taking a pragmatic to return to homeworking requirements and are having to be flexible around festivities this Christmas. This morning, new rules came into effect ensuring people in England should...

Insurer MetLife UK has agreed to become underwriter for YuLife’s group life cover policies. The partnership will see YuLife continuing to own its’ customer relationships and propositional offering while MetLife will be...