Protection

Aviva has reached an agreement to acquire Direct Line Group for £3.7bn the two companies announced today, but around 2,000 jobs may go. Direct Line shares have been valued at £2.75 and...

The Labour government is proposing a major overhaul of how general practice doctors operate and the targets they are measured against along with introducing an additional £889m funding. Incentives are being offered...

Inheritance Tax (IHT) revenues hit £5.7bn in the eight months to the end of November – up £600m or roughly 10.5% compared to the same period last year, according to the latest...

Advisers predict increasing demand for private medical insurance (PMI), income protection (IP) and life insurance in 2025, according to a survey by The Exeter.  Income protection saw the most positive sentiment with...

Cirencester Friendly has become the eighth insurer to achieve the Protection Distributors Group (PDG) Claims Charter status this year. Earlier in the year the PDG slashed its latest Claims Charter cohort from...

Compliance processes and advice guidelines exist in various networks and firms across our industry and it’s fair to say they differ between firms. Having worked as an adviser, I appreciate how compliance...

Emergenzz Financial Services managing partner and CEO Sheun Oke is already brainstorming for her third book which will support advisers new to the industry, after launching her second title, The Book on...

Phil Willcock is to join the board of One Family Group as a non-executive director from 1 January. Willcock (pictured) was most recently CEO of AIG Life Ltd in the UK, where...

Advice technology firm, Focus Business Solutions, trading as Focus Advice Technology, has completed its management buyout (MBO) from Abrdn. The buyout was led by Dave Upton (pictured), who has been with the...

Shepherds Friendly has appointed Mark Myers as chairman. The mutual said his appointment comes as it embarks on a transformative five-year strategy ahead of its 200th anniversary celebrations in 2026. Myers, who...