Protection

Cirencester Friendly will join the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) in 2022. The decision to formally join followed involvement in supporting IPTF campaign work - particularly Income Protection Awareness Week in September....

In the second edition of our column introducing the brightest talents beginning their career in the industry, Isabelle Bertram Lax, tele-interviewer at LifeSearch, speaks to Health & Protection about challenging insurers' underwriting...

Suicide was the main cause of death for life insurance claims among males in their 20s and 30s, according to data from Aviva released as men's health month Movember draws to a...

The number of lasting power of attorney registrations has fallen by more than a quarter during the pandemic, according to data from the UK Ministry of Justice. Following an Freedom of Information...

The Openwork Partnership has announced further support for staff who need help after miscarriage or who are facing menopause symptoms. The financial advice and investment network said it was adapting its offices...

The number of people referred to psychological therapies through the NHS in England during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic fell by 230,000. According to the latest figures from the NHS,...

A senior Treasury minister has told the finance industry he wants UK regulators to be proactive when considering online risks, but did not discuss why the government is ignoring calls to ban...

Employers are focusing their wellbeing programmes on supporting staff digital wellbeing, particularly around mental health issues. Organisations are also using wellbeing to drive culture within their workforces, according to research from Mercer...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is transferring powers for some of its regulatory interventions down to senior managers within the organisation from the Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC). It says doing so, which...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has praised how firms adapted to the pandemic but emphasised seven key points they must focus on as hybrid and other working models are growing in popularity....