Protection

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has teamed up with the Southampton Data Science Academy (SDSA) to develop a course aimed at helping insurance professionals meet data and artificial intelligence (AI) challenges head...

Health and protection insurer The Exeter has launched Income First combining its Income One and Pure Protection products. The insurer said the new product is designed to simplify the income protection journey,...

MetLife claims data has revealed a startling increase in claims for accidents such as fractures compared to pre-Covid levels. Last month in an interview with head of individual protection Rich Horner, Health...

Insurers have offered staff a late kick off this morning following yesterday's Euros final at Wembley Stadium. Ahead of the Euro 2020 final match between England and Italy, Health & Protection contacted...

Sri Lankan life insurer Softlogic Life Insurance has appointed Sanjaya Mohottala (pictured right) and Lalith Withana (pictured left) to its board as independent non-executive directors. The pair succeed outgoing directors Ray Abeywardena...

State benefits for people diagnosed with a terminal illness are to be expanded in capacity and increased in value after long-running campaigns. From next year the required diagnosis for eligibility for terminal...

Economic secretary to the Treasury and City minister John Glen has demanded a “real commitment to tangible action” from the financial services industry to improve the diversity of its population. Glen added...

A mask wearing policy seems to becoming redundant as more and more advisers embrace flexible working. Earlier this week, Health & Protection quizzed insurers up and down the country to find out...

Technology provider UnderwriteMe has appointed Simon Jacobs to the newly created role of business development director. Jacobs (pictured) has worked in the life and health industry for more than 25 years, most...

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services has launched a public consultation to enable people to share their opinion about the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). In an...