Protection

Income protection (IP) products work well, but offerings can still improve by offering more deferment options, according to Alan Knowles, co-managing director at Cura Financial Services. Participating in a panel at Health...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has announced a third round of its adviser focused campaign, 7Advisers. The initial six advisers are Cameron Erskine of 77Wealth Management, Gemma Sawyer of Switch FS,...

Cirencester Friendly paid 95.8% of new income protection (IP) claims made in 2024, equalling the figure approved in 2023. The total number of claims considered increased by 15%, with 1,414 IP claims...

Advisers need to properly explain income protection, according to Amy Wilson, head of insurance at The Right Mortgage & Protection Network. Participating in a panel session at Health & Protection's Protection Forum...

Protection products cater well for LGBTQ+ communities. But underwriting questions could be worked on and there are fears that right wing attitudes connected to the election of Donald Trump in the US...

Advisers properly understanding their cost to serve customers is going to be fundamental coming out of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) pure protection market study. Kicking off Health & Protection's Protection Forum...

Value added benefits (VAB) provide consumers significant financial value, that can potentially exceed £50,000 over 25 years if actively used, according to Mark Toms, national account manager at HSBC Life.  And he...

Mental health support tops the list of expected employee demands for 2025, according to research released today by Towergate Employee Benefits.  Nearly a third (31%) of employers surveyed said they believe there...

Protection insurance is by the far most common service offered by advisers, according to the Lang Cat’s seventh annual State of the Advice Nation (SOTAN) report. The report shows that protection is...

The protection insurance sector is currently on tenterhooks awaiting the findings of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) review into the pure protection market. For some industry commentators the review is "long overdue"...