Protection

Advisers should overcome objections from compliance teams over recommending two joint life policies by focusing on the value to the end customer rather than the cost. This is according to Clive Mayne,...

Seven in ten consumers have not seen or heard anything about income protection (IP) or critical illness (CI) in the last year and views are often based on flase assumptions, according to CIExpert’s...

CIExpert’s Single Is Best campaign is making inroads with most consumers saying single policies offer better overall protection and value when advisers clearly outline the benefits, according to the firm's Critical Thinking 2026...

Marsh has appointed Phil Parkinson as CEO of Mercer UK, a business of Marsh.  Subject to regulatory approval, Parkinson (pictured) is expected to take up his new role in the coming weeks...

Visible Start is expanding its reach into the health and protection insurance sector to help address talent shortages in the industry. The firm delivers structured workforce re-entry and talent engagement programmes designed...

Legal & General saw its individual protection new business rise last year driven by consumer demand while the group offering flatlined. The insurer also revealed that a successor to departing chief risk...

Private health screenings through an employer can dramatically improve health outcomes for workers by detecting cancers early, saving lives and benefiting providers and the NHS alike. This is according to Dr Seema...

The chief medical officer (CMO) of Macmillan Cancer Support has criticised protection insurers for an “extraordinary” lack of consistency in the way they verify cancer claims. Professor Richard Simcock told Health &...

Everywhen has joined global employee benefits network Asinta but has re-affirmed its commitment to the Worldwide Benefits Network (WBN). The intermediary is now Asinta’s exclusive UK partner and Everywhen chief executive of...

Overall mortality in 2025 has plunged to the lowest level on record, and 2% below 2024.  However, men aged 45-64 continue to die at higher rates than pre-pandemic levels. This according to...