Protection

The whole of life market has seen “lots of activity” with individuals increasing sums assured by 50% or more in response to inheritance tax (IHT) changes. This is according to Jennifer Gilchrist,...

Migle Bielske, adviser at Five Star Mortgages, speaks to Health & Protection about breaking into protection through client advisory work, the importance of not shying away from difficult conversations and why having...

Generali Employee Benefits and Europ Assistance are being brought together under the Redion brand - part of the Generali Group. The process is part of the organisation rebranding its Care platform bringing...

Firms need to tread carefully when it comes to single tie arrangements, according to James Daley, managing director at consumer group Fairer Finance. And they must be prepared to "recommend that customers...

A GP turned adviser has emphasised that intermediaries must warn their clients when they are in a “red flag situation” with their financial protection and life setting. Dr Luke Mitchell, financial planner...

Private medical insurance (PMI) and protection complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have increased year-on-year across virtually all major product categories. Income protection saw the largest uplift in terms of number...

Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has appointed Dave Butler (pictured) to the newly created role of head of protection development. Butler (pictured) joins from Legal & General where he...

An overly optimistic outlook is leaving younger consumers exposed to potential financial shocks. This is according to a poll of 2,000 adults from Vitality which indicated a generational divide in how risk...

Scottish Widows paid out £219m in protection claims in 2025. This was down from £236.6m in protection claims in 2024 and the £234m paid out in 2023. Over the year Scottish Widows...

Royal London has refreshed its anniversary emails to protection customers. Around one million protection customers will receive the enhanced anniversary emails during 2026. The rollout is already under way for income protection...