Protection

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have launched a voluntary industry-wide Total Signposting Commitment. The commitment is largely-based on the signposting arrangements in place for...

The past year was another record low for death rates in England and Wales, aside from middle-aged men who continue to die at higher rates than pre-Covid. The Continuous Mortality Investigation's (CMI)...

Tal Gilbert is to succeed founder Sammy Rubin as CEO of YuLife, with Rubin taking on the role of executive chairman. Gilbert (pictured) will lead YuLife’s next phase of growth, focusing on...

Ascend Broking Group has been bought by European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion which has launched an insurance broking platform with more acquisitions planned.   The Chelmsford, Essex-based broker achieved a hat trick...

Health & Protection rounded out a busy 2025 for the protection market with our Individual and Business Protection Report House of Lords roundtable. The discussion was as animated as the previous 12...

Men would rather their employer gave them flexible working hours to attend cancer tests or treatments, or paid time off for medical appointments over access to private medical insurance (PMI). This is...

General insurance (GI) distributors, which include most health and protection advisers, will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fees fall to a total £900,000 in the 2026-27 financial year. This is...

The government has been pushed to explore and explain the quality and availability of insurance for people with sickle cell by one of its MPs. Claire Hazelgrove, Labour MP for Filton and...

National Friendly is launching its Mortgage Friendly Shield product through Iress's platforms. The move will provide advisers using The Exchange and Xplan Mortgage software with access to the plan from today. It...

Zoas has appointed Katie Crook-Davies as an associate. Announcing her move on LinkedIn, Crook-Davies (pictured) explained she was joining to help the digital health commercial consultancy bridge the gap across to the...