Protection

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it forced providers to cut remuneration and extend cover after finding that protection and general insurers are not meeting its product value rules. The regulator warned...

Social skills outrank technical knowledge and computer literacy as the most important competency requirement for new entrants to the insurance sector. This is according to a social media poll of of 800...

Royal London is launching a £1.5m programme working with 10 social enterprises aimed at building financial resilience. The launch follows research from the mutual insurer which reveals a dramatic rise in the...

An employment lawyer has warned health and protection advisers not to dismiss the concerns of employees complaining about excessive work demands and the risk of burnout. The warning follows a case involving...

Just 18% of workers are happier than they were before the pandemic, according to research from LifeSearch. The LifeSearch Health, Wealth and Happiness Study also asked British workers about their ideal working...

Cirencester Friendly has appointed Andy Lucas to its management board as a non-executive director. Lucas (pictured) has previously held senior roles at Prudential and ACE Insurance Group. His most recent executive appointment...

The board of Iress is recommending shareholders back EQT Fund Management's latest bid for the Australia-based financial software firm. Late last month, Health & Protection reported that Iress was in talks over...

A mortgage and protection advice firm plans to appeal after an employment tribunal awarded more than £23,000 to an adviser for being fired after she claimed her 48 hour or more working...

US life insurer The Assurity Life Insurance Company has named Susan Keisler-Munro as successor to Thomas Henning as president and CEO. Keisler-Munro takes on the role from 1 January 2022, with Henning...

Eight in 10 people aged over 16 in England are now fully vaccinated against Covid, according to official data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data reveals that as of 1 August,...