Group protection

Fix LoA Action Group reaches 64 members as protection added to growing industry checklist

The industry-led Fix LoA Action Group (FLAG) has reached a major milestone with 64...

PDG response to MS24 1.2 market study into the distribution of pure protection products to retail customers

In October the PDG responded positively to the initial Terms of Reference, highlighting the...

PDG welcomes FCA market study on pure protection products

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has responded positively to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)...

Generali UK partners with Winston’s Wish

Generali UK has partnered with UK childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish. The partnership will offer...

Zurich introduces group critical illness offering

Zurich has launched a new proposition, Group Critical Illness, which completes a full suite...

Benefiz becomes part of Towergate Health & Protection

Towergate Health & Protection is broadening its employee benefits business with the acquisition of...

Canada Life appoints managing director of group protection

Canada Life has appointed Dan Crook to the position of managing director, group protection. He...

Employer communication over cancer in the workplace needs to improve

21% of UK employees who have, or have had, cancer in the workplace have...

Towergate reveals top employee health and wellbeing issues

74% of employers stated that they offer more health and wellbeing support now than...

2023 a record year for AIG Life protection payouts

AIG Life paid out a record £394m in protection insurance claims in 2024. The firm helped...

Legal & General Retail claims CMO report “signals a new era of workplace wellbeing”

Legal & General Retail has announced the publication of the inaugural edition in a...

Broker advice “still vital” for protection consumers

New research by the Exeter has found that a clear majority of UK workers...

Wiltshire Friendly joins Right Protection panel

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has announced the addition of Wiltshire Friendly to...

One-third of Gen Z employees have experienced mental health issues

'Gen Z' employees - those aged between 16-26 - report having experienced more mental...

COMMENT

The industry needs to prepare now for Your First Home

The government’s announcement of the Your First Home scheme is genuinely positive news, and anything that boosts confidence among first-time buyers and people trying...

Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with recommending a firm and then largely ends once the client...

Why the AI revolution could be a golden age for financial advice

Every major technological shift creates the same debate: will it empower professionals to do more, or eventually replace them? Artificial intelligence is simply the latest...

Should mortgage advisers consider the emerging secondary market for life policies?

Mortgage advisers regularly help clients navigate major life changes. While much of the focus is naturally on borrowing, refinancing and insurance, there is another...

One mortgage journey no longer fits every borrower

In the mortgage market, we have lots of different ways of describing customers depending on where they are in their lives. We talk about...

Latest news

First-time buyer affordability remains strained despite narrowing house price gap

Only 12.1% of potential first-time buyers can afford the average starter home in their...

Royal London targets GP report delays with digital service

Royal London is expanding its use of digital medical evidence in an effort to...

Equifinance names Jackie Burchill as lending operations director

Equifinance has appointed Jackie Burchill as director of lending operations as the second charge...

House price-to-income ratio falls to 11-year low as mortgage costs rise

The gap between UK house prices and earnings has narrowed to its lowest level...

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