Individual Protection

Research recently published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) highlighted that one in eight UK workers are forced to retire early because of ill health or disability. John Dean looks at how we can keep the ageing workforce fit and in work.

Almost three-quarters (72%) of advisers believe there is a growing threat people will not have enough life insurance and critical illness cover as fewer intermediaries are selling it, research suggests.

Old Mutual Wealth is building a 12-strong protection distribution team who will support advisers as the company continues to build out its protection business, COVER can exclusively reveal.

British Friendly's Iain Clark discusses what makes a successful rebrand and how British Friendly repositioned themselves this year.

Royal London's Helping Hand service has been enhanced by adding five practical services, available through a RedArc personal nurse adviser.

Direct Life, which owns LifeQuote, is being purchased from Cardif Pinnacle Insurance Holdings Ltd, by its managing director Rob Quayle and sales and marketing director Neil McCarthy.

A fifth (20%) of UK workers 'have no idea' how they would cope financially if ill health forced them to stop working for six months or more, according to research from Drewberry Insurance.

In the sixth of our series of monthly articles with Scottish Widows, Neil McKenzie talks about...

Purchasing protection insurance on cost alone is a risky business. Deepak Jobanputra looks at the factors that add real value

Debbie Kennedy, Head of Protection Proposition Design at Royal London, talks about how their Helping Hand service can support your clients when they need it most.