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L&G introduces online claims submissions for single and over 50s life insurance
Legal & General’s retail protection business has digitised its claims submission process for single and over 50s life insurance policies enabling online life claims. The insurer said that meant it had a...
Read morePulse adds combined screening and cancer navigation from Reframe Cancer
Pulse Insurance is offering policyholders a combined screening and cancer navigation insurance product through Reframe Cancer. The move follows the launch of the cancer product targeting young adults in August 2024 in partnership...
Read moreAl Murray, The Pub Landlord to host UK Health & Protection Awards 2025
Stand-up comedian Al Murray, The Pub Landlord will host the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Murray has filled arenas and theatres across the world for more than two decades with his...
Read moreA quarter of people think working beyond retirement age will lengthen life – Bupa
One in four people (27%) believe staying in the workforce beyond retirement age will help them to live longer, according to research from Bupa. The 2025 edition of the insurer's Wellbeing Index...
Read moreWorld Suicide Prevention Day: Guarding against triggering conversations for clients and advisers
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Health & Protection speaks to Beth Lockwood, a senior customer support professional at LifeSearch, about treading carefully when discussing suicide to prevent triggering customers and advisers...
Read moreMost high school kids think health insurance will be needed by 2045 – SSP Broker
More than half of secondary school pupils think health insurance will be essential for them in 20 years time, a survey of 1,000 children has found. The Insurance Uncovered: Why Financial Literacy...
Read moreWorld Suicide Prevention Day: A customer I secured insurance for took their own life – the experience has stayed with me since
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, an adviser working for LifeSearch speaks to Health & Protection about securing life cover for a customer who subsequently took their own life. Their account is...
Read moreNational Friendly adds five-year level reviewable IP and extends dental app access
National Friendly has extended its hybrid reviewable premium income protection (IP) product to include a level premium reviewable offering. In a separate move, the mutual has also extended the availability of its...
Read moreShepherds Friendly adds Alula’s automated underwriting platform to expand coverage
Shepherds Friendly has signed a deal with Alula Technologies to provide its low-code untomated underwriting platform. A key goal of the bespoke integration is to empower Shepherds Friendly to reach a wider...
Read moreUK employee sick leave hits two working weeks per year – CIPD
UK workplace absence rates are significantly outstripping pre- and post-pandemic levels with mental health the driving factor, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Its survey of more than...
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