Protection

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...

Barnett Waddingham has announced the completion of its acquisition by Howden, a global insurance and employee benefits intermediary group. The Barnett Waddingham brand name will disappear within two years following its acquisition...

Employers plan on getting their employees to take on the costs of health-related support services for themselves through salary sacrifice, according to research from Canada Life. The change of approach has been...

UnderwiteMe has appointed Andrew Doran, global chief underwriting officer of its parent company Pacific Life Re, as CEO. Doran succeeds James Tait, who the insurtech said is leaving the the business to...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has added Working to Wellbeing as its newest member as of 1 April.   That brings the total of new members to join the organisation in...

Mortgage and protection CRM provider, Finova Broker, has integrated with UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform. The firms said the integration with UnderwriteMe’s Protection Platform will enable brokers using Finova Broker CRM to access a...