Mark Waters has left his role at Mercer to take on a new role as head of professional excellence at Howden Health and Benefits. In this new role, Waters (pictured) will work...
Read moreHealth Compass has onboarded Dr-Walter, Hoxton Wealth, Status Global Insurance and Santé Group to its IPMI quote and onboarding services platform. Health Compass is a technology platform that aims to enable IPMI...
Read moreMortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) believes the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) pending pure protection market study will trigger a wave of consolidation which it intends to take advantage of. The intermediary expects the...
Read moreHowden has promoted Jan Tinus Larsen to CEO of Howden Norway, effective 1 October 2024. Larsen, who has served as deputy CEO since 2018, takes over his new role from Anders...
Read moreAdvisers should be passionate about income protection to properly engage customers. But they should also resist talking down to customers and bamboozling them with jargon or seeing the benefit as purely a...
Read moreIn the wake of recent devastating ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector, it’s more important than ever that companies within the life insurance industry ensure their cyber security is robust and constantly...
Read moreBluezone which has specialised in life cover for people with type 2 diabetes, is expanding to other conditions while it rebrands to a new name. The insurer is rebranding to Blueberry Life...
Read moreThe Labour government review of the Conservatives’ New Hospital Programme will present a "full range of options" for the project, despite it previously committing to honouring the scheme. In total, the feasibility...
Read moreConsumer Duty rules require advisers to recognise not just vulnerable customers, but potential circumstances that could put clients in a vulnerable position such as a divorce or inheriting a large sum of...
Read moreA lack of job security and increased knowledge gained from social media is behind ever growing numbers of younger people buying income protection (IP). But advisers would do well to ensure these...
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