Individual Protection

VitalityLife is improving the way protection applicants undergo blood testing by introducing ‘finger-prick testing' to the UK life insurance market.

Louise Colley is leaving her role as managing director of protection at Aviva to become the UK digital customer propositions director at Aviva, COVER can exclusively reveal.

Ten years in the job

LV= paid out 96% of all new individual protection claims during 2015 totalling £56 million over the year.

Some 7 out of 10 people with serious health problems were supported back to work by Unum after using the insurer's vocational rehabilitation service provided via a Group Income Protection plan.

Following a successful pilot, London and Country Mortgages (L&C) is extending its partnership with CIExpert to allow for more integration of the critical illness research tool into its sales process.

High stress and a lack of physical activity are causing employees in the healthcare sector to lose nearly 27 days a year in lost productivity on average.

Fiona Murphy discusses the results of the 2016 Swiss Re Group Watch in further depth with report author Ron Wheatcroft.

Holloway Friendly today announces a 14% increase in new business commission rates for advisers on all income protection products.

This year's COVER Health and Protection Summit will take place this year on Wednesday 5th October 2016.