Protection

Metlife paid out £47m in claims across its individual and group protection business from July to September, one of the highest single quarters it has seen as Covid and long Covid hit....

LV= has revealed its new business unit is loss-making and the insurer requires around £100m worth of investment to bring it back up to scratch. The insurer’s strategic review conducted in 2020...

The chairman of the Treasury Select Committee of MPs has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak requesting more information on how the social care cap will affect households and individuals. Earlier this week,...

US mutual life insurer New York Life has appointed current president Craig DeSanto as its next chief executive officer (CEO). DeSanto will succeed Ted Mathas, who is retiring having served as CEO...

Employee health and wellbeing programmes can have a positive impact on social relationships and reduce bullying, according to a study from Vitality and the University of East Anglia (UEA). The three-year study...

Aviva UK Health managing director Steve Bridger has told advisers to demand data from insurers on how long it takes patients to return to work after treatment, noting the sector does not...

Royal London is urging men to raise health concerns as early as possible to ensure early treatment as the insurer's data shows a worrying decline in prostate and testicular cancer claims. At...

The Openwork Partnership has appointed Stuart Dodson to the role of managing director in a management restructure that has also seen chief commercial officer (CCO) Mike Morrow depart after six years with...

Nemone Wynn-Evans is to succeed Joanne Hindle as chairwoman of Shepherds Friendly.   The society revealed Hindle, who has been chairwoman for the past eight years, is stepping down from her role but...

Commission in the health and protection market is “bound to be” on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) radar and “must be the right value for customers”, Aviva has said. The insurer emphasised...