Protection

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is to set sector-wide standards baseline expectations for identifying customer vulnerability and develop practical guidance help firms move beyond identifying characteristics of vulnerability, and put customers ahead...

Legal & General (L&G) Retail Protection has signed a new five-year protection distribution agreement with Nationwide, to develop and implement a new protection referral model for Nationwide’s mortgage applicants.   This agreement...

HM Treasury has reappointed Nikhil Rathi (pictured) as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a second term. Originally hired in October 2020, under Rathi's watch the FCA said it...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has announced its affiliation with the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) as part of its aim to focus on the role of mutuals and friendly societies...

Broadway Insurance has brought Stuart Lowe on board to add protection to the group's consultancy services. Back in October 2023, the brokerage appointed Emma Wood as director of healthcare. Wood joined from Reich...

Advisers working in the health and protection insurance markets will see their Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fee rate dip slightly for the 2025-26 financial year. It means they will be paying around...

The Mutuals & Co-operatives Together (MCT) Group is calling on government to implement targeted reforms to improve mutuals’ access to capital. The call features in an independent report commissioned by the group...

Vitality has appointed Simon Jacobs as life underwriting service director. In his role, Jacobs (pictured) will be responsible for steering the life operational underwriting strategy across the UK and South Africa, including...

Leonardo da Vinci Ltd, an artificial intelligence solutions provider has joined Grid.  Leonardo da Vinci Ltd provides AI and automation specifically for the creative sector, generating content and offering social media management...

Zurich Corporate Risk has launched Precision CancerCare for all new and reviewing group risk customers, to ensure customers and their employees can access support after a cancer diagnosis.  Precision CancerCare also offers...