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Sales of new individual protection insurance policies rose very slightly in 2024 with a strong fourth quarter completing a turnaround from a weak start to the year. According to reinsurer Gen Re,...

As the government sets out to decrease welfare payments, it is to undertake a fundamental review of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment, involving policy experts, stakeholders and disabled people.   The...

The Labour Government's has confirmed £1bn of employment support measures aimed at helping disabled and long-term sick people back into work. The details were included in the Spring Statement documents. Last week,...

The average household will be around £500 better off in real terms by 2028-29 with those on lower incomes seeing the greatest uplift, according to analysis by HM Treasury (HMT) published as...

The Universal Credit (UC) standard allowance is set to increase by 2029, but the health element of that is set to be halved and frozen for new claims, according to chancellor Rachel...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) protection proposition director Andy Walton has laid down the gauntlet for the industry to sell millions more policies in the next five years, not just hundreds of thousands....

International private medical insurance (IPMI) increasingly offers a very wide range of additional benefits which can help drive demand, increase usage and potentially reduce large treatment costs. But maximising their value depends...

One in 10 divorcees have forgotten to remove their former spouse as the beneficiary of their life insurance policy. Research conducted among 2,945 UK divorcees found 10% had forgotten to remove their...

Following a superb Protection Forum I walked away questioning the fragile balance that exists between regulation and innovation and the potential impact of the Financial Conduct Authority’s market study. There are of...

The Barnett Waddingham brand name will disappear within two years following its acquisition by Howden. This morning global insurance and employee benefits intermediary group Howden announced it has agreed to acquire UK...