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Will open banking revolutionise the protection market?
Open banking has increased customer engagement across younger demographics, but can it do the same for protection? Cameron Clark investigates
COVER Protection and Health Summit returns for 2018
Our industry conference comes to The Hilton Bankside, London, on Thursday 4 October
Vitality announced as title sponsor of new London half marathon
The Vitality Big Half will take place on Sunday 4 March.
20th anniversary
A content hub dedicated to 20 years of COVER and the protection, PMI and employee benefits industries.
Generali appoints Thunderhead for customer engagement
Generali Netherlands has appointed Thunderhead to change the way the insurer interacts with its customers.
Carr hosts session on improving award entries
Carr Consulting & Communications is hosting a session to encourage members of the protection industry to write better awards entries.
Direct Life to recruit apprentices
Direct Life is looking to take on three new apprentices to start work in July following the success of its apprenticeship programme.
Fill the consumer confidence gap to mitigate mis-buying
Nick Baker of Bakehouse Communications shares research about buying products online and suggests ways to improve consumer confidence
Bupa tells real-life customer stories on YouTube
Bupa has launched a new ‘Bupa Life Stories' platform on YouTube to help inform people about care and treatment options for a range of health and elderly care issues.
Opinion: Why protection advisers must get social
Protection advisers must engage with social media and here's how they can do it effectively, says Lifesearch's Ricky Butler.
Opinion: Calling all COVER readers
On Friday afternoon we will be closing our readership poll, have you told us what you think about us?
Disease of the Month: Ebola Virus
Andy Smith gives some context to the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus.
COVER POLL: Beagle Street life cover advert
Beagle Street has recently launched an advertising campaign called 'Life Insurance Reborn.'
Cover Forum competition winner announced
Delegates who registered to attend the 2014 COVER Protection and Health Forum were asked by UnderwriteMe to complete research into adviser processes.
Only quarter of advice firms have social media policy - study
Only one in four advisory firms operates a social media policy for staff despite its increasing use and growing scrutiny from the regulator, research suggests.
COVER Excellence Awards 2014: THE WINNERS
The COVER Excellence Awards 2014 took place yesterday to recognise exceptional protection and health insurance products, providers and intermediaries.
Lifesearch's Emma Thomson: Plenty of positives
As LifeSearch's link to protection providers, Emma Thomson sees good things on the horizon. She tells all to Fiona Murphy
Disease of the Month: Common medical conditions affecting the elderly
There are many ailments that afflict the elderly. Fergus Bescoby investigates the main offenders.
New editor for COVER
Fiona Murphy will take over as editor of COVER from the end of this month.
Companies should consider EAPs 'a moral' as well as financial imperative -Canada Life
Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) result in employees being three and a half times more likely to cope with the demands of their job, with 21% rating their ability as "good" or "very good" prior to receiving counselling, compared to 75% afterwards....
Market Views: What are we ignoring?
What issues do you think the protection market needs to draw attention to more or aren't being discussed enough?
Unite ballot for strike action over NHS pay
Unite, the country's largest union, is balloting 88,000 members over possible strike action in the autumn over the government's ‘insulting' pay offer, unilaterally imposed in England and Wales.
Converting the UK to conversion options
How could we quickly increase volume in the UK protection market by 5%? Mick James looks to conversion options as a possible answer.
Biba launches insurance guide for MPs
Document designed to get politicians to promote brokers and help constituents with insurance.
