Protection
More than one million low paid workers to get 80% of salary in sick pay
Ministers are set to announce that around 1.3 million people on low wages who find themselves ill are expected to either receive 80% of their average weekly earnings or the rate of...
Read moreEmployees do not think they get enough bereavement leave – MetLife UK
Employees do not get enough time off work or support to properly grieve the loss of a loved one according to research from MetLife UK. Research carried out by Censuswide late last...
Read moreBeneficiary nomination vs trusts: Why simplicity is not the answer – Müdd
I am going to start this by making my position very clear. The question of how best to direct life assurance policy proceeds - whether through beneficiary nomination or trusts, is not,...
Read moreFCA and PRA appoint Watson and Harvey as FSCS NEDs
The Financial Services Compensation Services Scheme (FSCS) has appointed Jenny Watson and Richard Harvey as non-executive directors to the FSCS board, taking-up their roles from 1 March. The pair has experience in...
Read moreHear from PwC, Sesame Bankhall and MAB at Protection Forum
PwC directors Lucy Beverley and Samantha Jones will be exploring the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) study of the protection market including an inside view of how the regulator handles the review process,...
Read moreMore than £100m paid in claims to LifeSearch customers
LifeSearch recorded 1,418 individual, family and employer paid claims in 2024, with insurers paying out a total of £105,070,803 – just over £2m a week. The number of claims settled rose 35%...
Read moreFCA warns principal firms to check PII cover
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned principals to check their professional indemnity insurance (PII) cover, after a review showed nearly 10% of firms sampled, needed to make changes to their policies...
Read moreChubb makes leadership changes in Europe, Middle East and Africa and North America
Chubb has today announced that Ana Robic, senior vice president, Chubb Group and currently division president of Personal Risk Services (PRS), Chubb North America, has been appointed to the position of regional president of Europe, Middle East and Africa. ...
Read moreAre life insurers addressing the protection gap for people with pre-existing conditions? – analysis
Life insurance is the largest product in the protection insurance market – but many people have a hard time trying to access it due to having pre-existing conditions such as diabetes and...
Read moreContinuous Mortality Investigation consulting on changes to mortality projections model
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) is proposing significant structural changes to the next annual update of the CMI Mortality Projections Model, CMI_2024, due for release in Q2 2025. For the core version...
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Exclusive: Scott joins Axa Health as head of SME Direct as Newman departs
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The wider benefits of insurer propositions – Bupa
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FCA challenges firms to improve oversight of third parties and distributors
