Protection

Shepherds Friendly has signed an agreement to distribute its income protection products to all financial professionals who are members of Simplybiz. The deal means advisers can access the mutual's Simply Income Protection...

Changing how commission is paid in the protection sector could be beneficial to newer entrants. This is according to the Guardian chairman, Peter Mann (pictured), who was speaking at a 'Meet the...

Focusing on the real risks customers face is how Guardian plans to help the protection sector hit three million new sales, according to Carlton Hood (pictured speaking), who took over as the...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to cut the rate of interest charged on penalty awards made to customers who it judges have been disadvantaged by financial services firms. It has...

Blueberry Life is shifting away from being a pure life insurance provider primarily for people with chronic health conditions, to also promoting longer and healthier lifestyles, and has launched a crowdfunding campaign. ...

  If life is for living, then what could be a better outcome than giving clients an extra five years of healthy life. In recent years we’ve seen the way people live...

A shortfall in technical skills and a retiring workforce is proving a key pain point for health and protection insurers and their technology systems, writes Owain Thomas.   Download the roundtable supplement...

Versed Financial, an appointed representative of network Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), has appointed broadcaster Sally Mitchell, as a mortgage and protection consultant. Mitchell (pictured) has appeared on television and radio discussing the...

Guardian insurance paid more than £21m in protection claims in 2024, up from £15m in 2023. This included 100% of life claims, 94% of terminal illness (TI) and 92% of critical illness...

Reassured has announced that the benefit paid out to customers who made life and critical illness claims in 2024 grew 34% year-on-year. In total payments reached £67m from across Reassured’s core insurer...