Protection

Dentists’ Provident paid out £4.5m in claims to members during 2025, according its claims report for 2025. This was down from £4.9m in claims in 2024. The report shows the largest amount...

Misrepresentation is on the rise in income protection leading to calls for simpler application forms and changes to underwriting, hears Abigail Montrose.   The income protection (IP) market has been growing. However,...

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Health & Protection speaks to Charlotte Clements, apprentice at Cirencester Friendly (pictured), about being prepared to talk to her peers about protection, the importance of employers providing...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (Maxis GBN) has appointed Jayesh Patel as chief business development officer, subject to regulatory checks.  Patel (pictured) joins on 5 May 2026, will sit on its executive committee...

Allianz UK has launched a short-term income protection policy which requires no medical underwriting and provides immediate cover.  Available only through financial advisers and mortgage brokers, benefits are paid for a maximum...

MetLife UK paid out £231m in group risk claims in 2025, up from a total of £224m in the previous year. The provider’s 2025 group claims report revealed that for its group...

While private medical insurance (PMI) complaints to the Financial Ombudsman (FOS) dropped 9.7% for the third quarter of the 2025 financial year, income protection grievances have continued to soar - up 22.4%...

Barry Waring, the chairman of Raising The Profile for group risk trade body Grid has launched BW Consulting Limited, after leaving YuLife following six years with the business. Waring (pictured) was with...

The Interesting Life Company has launched the Interesting Life Agent (ISLA), a digital tool designed to help advisers quickly predict, understand and explain underwriting decisions. ISLA, developed by The Interesting Life Company...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is hopeful that exits and entries into the protection insurance market will drive “dynamism,” but the regulator is also alive to the risks of protection gaps emerging....