Individual Protection

With 2017 now fully underway, there is a certain buzz in the world of protection, with progressive new initiatives underway and much to look forward to for the year ahead, write Swiss Re's Maxine Udall.

Legal & General has said it paid out £44 million in claims to customers during 2016 as a direct result of the insurer's Early Warning System (EWS).

Aegon UK is calling for doctors to use electronic reporting when submitting medical evidence, to enable people to get protection cover in place as quickly and smoothly as possible.

Valued colleague and brilliant sub-editor Anna Ball, who worked on COVER, has sadly passed away.

RGAx has partnered with COVER to launch the 'Big Ideas' competition to find the best new ideas that could impact or even revolutionise the protection, health insurance and/or retirement markets.

Gruelling schedules can take their toll on high level individuals as Hilary Clinton's health in last year's US election showed. Best Doctors explains why a second medical opinion can be crucial in getting people back on track quickly.

Richard Walsh discusses the recent changes to Bereavement Benefit and how family income benefit could be a solution.

VitalityLife is offering customers an upfront discount and annual premium discounts if they monitor and improve their health, as part of two new developments for its protection customers.

Amanda Curwood, head of tactical projects at protection intermediary LifeSearch, has been living on statutory sick pay for a week to promote the values of income protection and better understand the realities of life on a strict budget. This is the story...

Unusual Risks has announced the UK's first ever 'HIV & Finance Tour' in partnership with Terrence Higgins Trust.