Protection

A machine learning future will make protection distribution better, not worse, but the industry has been challenged to not let innovation outpace integrity, according to LifeSearch executive chairman Tom Baigrie. Baigrie (pictured)...

Vitality has launched an AI‑powered underwriting process that summarises GP reports for life and serious illness cover applications. A pilot of the process showed an 81% reduction in GP report length and...

Paradigm has appointed Nick Delawa as business development director. Covering London and the South East, Delawa (pictured) will work closely with member firms to support business growth, provide strategic guidance and ensure...

Depleting consumer confidence has led to increased interest in taking out protection cover. This is according to National Friendly’s Bruised Britain #3: Modern Day Fears study which polled 2,000 consumers in February...

Zurich is providing its life protection customers with access to bereavement support service Empathy at no extra cost and also investing in specialist training for its teams. From today, retail protection customers...

Claire Bostock has joined Aviva’s individual protection team as a strategic account manager.  Her most recent role was at HSBC Life where she worked for almost eight years as a national account...

Royal London has added more than 500 occupations and reduced and increased rates across its income protection (IP) product as part of several changes to the product proposition. It will now consider...

Overall mortality rates in the first quarter of 2026 were lower than in any previous first quarter on record. This is according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) mortality analysis for England...

Early intervention has become the most repeated phrase in group risk. Every insurer talks about it. Every group income protection (GIP) provider has a programme for it. Rehabilitation services, vocational support, fast-track...

Confusion around underwriting and pricing is discouraging many UK consumers from taking out life insurance. This is according to a survey of 2,000 UK adults from UnderwriteMe which indicates an array of...