Scottish Widows extends Macmillan Cancer Support partnership

For further five years

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

Scottish Widows is extending its partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support until 2028, marking the first time the charity has entered a five-year deal with a financial services partner.

The partnership has been extended so Scottish Widows can continue to help customers who live with or are affected by cancer, it stated. Macmillan estimates that nearly 3.5 million people will be living with cancer in the UK in 2025, likely to grow to four million people by 2030. Scottish Widows entered the partnership in October 2021 and has referred over 600 customers to Macmillan for cancer support. Additionally, over 100 customers who were receiving help from Macmillan Cancer Support have been referred to Scottish Widows as part of a two-way process. Macmillan also provides a...

To continue reading this article...

Join COVER for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, key trend analysis and industry insights.
  • Stay on top of the latest developments around health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and the cost of living crisis.
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletter.
  • Members only access to monthly programme 'The COVER Review'
  • Be the first to hear about our CPD accredited events and awards programmes.

Join now

 

Already a Cover member?

Login

More on Insurer

Aviva updates high value protection proposition

Aviva updates high value protection proposition

Rising demand for IHT planning

Cameron Roberts
clock 24 August 2026 • 2 min read
Partner Insight: Four ways protection is changing – and why it matters for mortgage advisers

Partner Insight: Four ways protection is changing – and why it matters for mortgage advisers

New claims data highlights how protection needs to evolve – from how illness is covered to how clients engage. For mortgage advisers, these shifts are becoming central to delivering meaningful protection alongside lending writes Justin Garbutt

Justin Garbutt, Director of IFA Distribution at Vitality
clock 19 August 2026 • 4 min read
UK households unprepared for financial setbacks: Royal London

UK households unprepared for financial setbacks: Royal London

Nation ‘economically exposed’

Cameron Roberts
clock 17 August 2026 • 2 min read