Protection

One in three insurance and financial advice professionals will continue to focus on their digital transformation as Covid restrictions are lifted, industry research has found. Flexible and remote working will remain a...

The vaccine rollout and a planned end to lockdown has boosted consumer confidence about their future health and wealth prospects.  The latest Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor from LV= shows that rising proportion...

A third of business owners admit their organisations would fail if a key person died or had a severe terminal illness but still aren’t insuring against the possibility, according to new data from...

The Exeter has added access to consultations with registered dietitians and qualified nutritionists through its HealthWise member benefits app for income protection (IP) and private medical insurance (PMI) policyholders. The health and...

Aegon UK has paid out pays nearly £140m in individual protection claims in 2020, as critical illness claims fell 14 per cent while life claims rose 17 per cent. But the insurer says...

MetLife UK is expanding its group life EAP, which will now cover all employers with up to 1,000 staff.  Until now this benefit was only available to its SME client base, and...

Zurich saw a 23 per cent increase in the value of life, critical illness and income protection payouts made in 2020, compared to the previous year, with life claims up by 27...

It’s not just Hollywood that has an awards season. That time is upon us in the health and protection industry too. The anticipation of glory, which can go alongside the fear of...

Succession Employee Benefit Solutions is the latest intermediary firm to join industry body Group Risk Development (Grid). The firm, which the employee benefits division of Succession Wealth, said joining Grid would give...

Scottish Widows has added a new virtual GP service to its Protect product.  The service, which is offered through Square Health, is available via an app and offers customers access to virtual...