Protection

Insurers and reinsurers are partnering with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the University of Leicester to produce an up to date understanding of the risks of diabetes. It is...

Employers should be as clear as possible with employees about sick pay and health insurance benefits from day one, according to employment lawyers. Melanie Stancliffe, partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...

A lack of knowledge and cost are the key barriers to clients taking out income protection, according to research from Income Protection Taskforce (IPTF). The research conducted by the IPTF in March...

IPipeline has witnessed 10% growth in intermediary protection sales year-on-year through its adviser platforms. The firm's Q1 data reveals new business volumes were up 10% during the first three months of 2021...

There is a bubble waiting to burst for employers in the form of increased long-term absence rates due to growing numbers of employees not accessing treatments during the pandemic. Steve Herbert, head...

Directly authorised advisers who are members of TMA will be given access to the LifeQuote protection application system. In February TMA’s parent company LSL Property Services took a 60% stake in Direct...

There has been a dramatic 29% fall in complaints about protection insurance products, according to data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Analysis of the complaints data shows there were 61,834 complaints...

While firms increasingly understand the importance of providing health and protection benefits to staff in these times, the severe economic downturn caused by the pandemic has meant many are choosing to put...

Deepak Jobaputra is moving to a newly-created chief sustainability officer role for the whole Vitality group with Justin Skinner stepping in as managing director of VitalityLife. Jobanputra has been with VitalityLife, which...

Lower attrition and absence rates and terrific individual performances are just some of the benefits of embracing flexible working, according to LifeSearch's head of people and culture. Yesterday, Health & Protection revealed...