Protection
‘Signposting has made a huge impact’ – Knowles reflects on three and a half years leading PDG as McCarthy takes over
Alan Knowles is stepping down from his position as chairman of the Protection Distributor’s Group (PDG) after three and a half years leading the trade body. Neil McCarthy, who retired from LifeQuote...
Read moreIntroducing… Amy Jenney, Cura Financial Services
Health & Protection speaks to Amy Jenney, protection insurance adviser at Cura Financial Services about how she managed to restore a customer's faith in protection, being interviewed in the company's driveway and...
Read moreAviva sees long Covid IP referrals soar
Aviva has reported soaring demand for long Covid support from its income protection (IP) intervention and rehabilitation services. Long Covid support overtook cancer and musculoskeletal conditions to become the second most common...
Read moreWillis Towers Watson and Marsh McLennan exit Russia as Aon suspends work
Willis Towers Watson has become the latest global consultancy firm to withdraw from Russia. In a statement released yesterday, the global advisory, broking and solutions company said it will withdraw from all...
Read moreA-Plan set for UK expansion as profits grow 18%
Intermediary firm A-Plan said it is primed for UK expansion as it posts an 18% increase in profits year-on-year, according to shortened results for the period 1 March to 30 September 2021....
Read more‘Targets and transparent reporting are critical to progress’ – How insurers are meeting Women in Finance Charter objectives
Diverse recruitment panels, focusing on personal and leadership development and championing senior female role models are just some of the ways insurance sector signatories to the Women in Finance charter are seeking...
Read moreLife insurance platform raises £53m to fund European expansion
Xempus, a European platform to sell and manage pension and life insurance policies, has raised $70m (£53.1m) in primary equity funding, bringing its total funding to date to $125m (£94.9m). Xempus said...
Read moreShepherds Friendly head office goes carbon neutral
Shepherds Friendly has completed the process of making its head office carbon neutral as part of its bid for the mutual to become fully carbon neutral by the end of 2024. The...
Read moreAdvisers divided over predicted protection market dip – analysis
Advisers are divided over whether Legal & General's prediction that the UK protection market will shrink this year will prove true, but they believe there is plenty that intermediaries can do to...
Read moreL&G warns of shrinking protection market after hitting record sales
Legal & General (L&G) has warned it expects the UK protection market to shrink this year after it reported record retail sales in 2021 driven by the busy housing market. The insurer...
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