Protection

More people prioritise mental wellbeing than physical health, according to Legal & General Group Protection's Wellbeing at Work Barometer. The SME-based research found mental health was a top wellbeing priority for 61%...

While interest in protection insurance is growing, far more employees opt to protect themselves via an emergency savings pot, according to a report from Close Brothers. The survey, Expecting the unexpected: a...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put forward a proposal requiring firms to provide statements detailing whether they have hit diversity targets, and where targets have been missed to explain why. The...

Royal London has boosted its critical illness cover (CIC) in a bid to improve protection claims outcomes for parents and their children. The changes, effective from tomorrow, mean pay-out for additional cover...

Zurich head of market engagement Peter Hamilton has been appointed as disability and access ambassador for the insurance sector. Hamilton is taking over from Johnny Timpson who finished his three-year stint as...

One in 10 Britons have taken out private medical insurance (PMI) due to increased NHS waiting times even more acute in Northern Ireland where 21% reported taking out PMI. LifeSearch's latest Health...

Comparison site Comparethemarket saw life insurance sales increase 18% in the year to March 2021, compared to the same period the previous year - in contrast with a 3% decline between 2018...

LifeSearch is seeking to build upon a 47% increase in profits by investing further in technology, marketing and its staff. This is according to the life insurance intermediary's founder and CEO Tom...

Aon has agreed to pay $1bn in termination fees to Willis Towers Watson (WTW) following the collapse of the merger of the two firms. Last month, Health & Protection reported the US...

Aegon has been formally accredited as a Living Wage employer. The life insurer revealed while it has informally adopted the real Living Wage with its workforce for many years, the official accreditation...