Protection
Growing insurance provision to help fix social care requires collaboration, incentives and cross-channel thinking – analysis
There is scope for the insurance market to take a greater role in the social care and long-term care markets, key industry leaders have told Health & Protection. This would require the...
Read moreOmni Protect becomes first MPPI distribution partner for Walsham Brothers
Omni Protect has been chosen by Walsham Brothers as its first distribution partner. The distributor's firms will have access to Walsham Brothers’s mortgage payment protection Insurance (MPPI) range, designed to cover the...
Read moreChancellor Healey confirms Budget for 28 October
Chancellor of the exchequer John Healey has confirmed the Autumn Budget will take place on 28 October. In a video message Healey committed to a Budget that would “kickstart growth in every...
Read morePressure on protection insurers as cancer incidence and survival rise – analysis
Captain Kirk has cancer. William Shatner, who played the original Star Trek space adventurer, has been diagnosed with melanoma, which has spread to his lungs and brain. Furthermore, the diagnosis came while...
Read moreMost consumers want later life insurance products – Vitality
Most consumers want insurance products that include later life care with a significant majority also worried about leaving caring responsibilities or costs to others. Research carried out by Opinium for Vitality found...
Read moreBuilding relationships on trust, transparency and understanding the bedrock of my career – Andy Stephenson
Andy Stephenson, a stalwart of the group risk sector who has just retired from his role as senior account manager at Aviva, speaks to Health & Protection about starting out as a...
Read moreHow do we keep more people well enough to thrive in work and life? – Atkinson
Employers are facing a multitude of challenges across their businesses today, including rising health-related absences. In 2025, the Labour Force Survey estimated 148.8 million working days were lost because of sickness or...
Read moreAxa health and protection GWP up 8% as margins rise
Axa’s life and health businesses posted an 8% increase in gross written premiums (GWP) and other revenues in the first six months of 2026, the global insurer revealed. The insurer said favourable...
Read moreScottish Widows increases protection market share
Scottish Widows claimed a further increase in protection market share in the first half of the year, according to Lloyds Banking Group H1 2026 results. The banking group said its insurer brand...
Read moreFintel revenue static as H1 trading ‘in line with expectations’
Fintel, which includes SimplyBiz and specialist protection distributor Omni Protect, saw revenue remain static in the first half of 2026. The firm reported statutory revenue of £42.1m in the six months to...
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