Protection
L&G group life and IP new business value rises
Legal & General’s group protection business saw sales of life assurance and group income protection (GIP) grow 5% and 8% respectively on an annual premium equivalent (APE) basis in 2025. The insurer...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards 2026 opens to adviser entries with new category for business protection
The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 has launched and is now open for adviser entries, including a new category for business protection advice. Health & Protection would also like to thank...
Read moreIPipeline promotes Hydon to AVP for strategic partnerships
IPipeline has promoted Stephanie Hydon to assistant vice president for strategic partnerships. A well-known face across the protection sector, Hydon (pictured) was an executive board member of the Women In Protection Network...
Read moreWork pressure preventing people taking GP appointments – research
A fifth of UK employees have avoided or delayed a GP appointment in the past year because they were too busy with work, according to research from Bupa and YuLife. The research...
Read moreObee joins Stonebridge as national recruitment manager from Mortgage Intelligence
Liz Obee (pictured) has joined advice network Stonebridge as national recruitment manager. Obee, previously a mortgage and protection adviser for more than 10 years, joins the national mortgage and protection network from...
Read moreScottish Widows adding protection products to IPipeline Advanced Underwriting platform
Scottish Widows has committed to adding its life, critical illness and income protection products to IPipeline’s Advanced Underwriting adviser platform this year. It is the fourth provider to announce its plans to...
Read moreHalf of men have taken at least four weeks off work due to ill health – The Exeter
More than four in 10 UK adults (44%) have taken at least four weeks off work during their careers due to illness, injury or mental health challenges, according to research by The...
Read moreAdvisers and employers urged to help men engage with health benefits and cut death rates
Advisers and employers need to up their game in getting middle aged men to engage with health and add-on benefits and reduce their high death rates. The call follows the release of...
Read moreZurich UK COO joins LV= as chief transformation and technology officer
LV= has hired Anita Fernqvist as chief transformation and technology officer from Zurich UK after two decades at the insurer, subject to regulatory approval. Fernqvist (pictured) was most recently UK chief operating...
Read moreZurich adds virtual physio, dietitian and symptom checker to group risk plans
Zurich has added virtual physiotherapy, dietitian and nutrition services and a symptom checker to its ZGP24 service for group protection customers. The new services are available for all Zurich group protection customers...
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