Life insurance
ProtectX4: Industry has to make protection sexy
L&G veteran Richard Kateley says more can be done to increase engagement with products
Unisure Group joins GriD as newest member
Group health and life cover
Gregor Sked: What does the longer impact of Covid-19 mean for diabetics?
Diabetes Awareness Week
L&G lifts 'majority' of Covid underwriting restrictions
“Nuanced approach”
Lycainsure launches new life insurance proposition
Alongside home and travel cover
Insurtech firm Anorak secures £5m funding
Network expansion plans
Swiss Re: Individual protection sales fall for the first time since 2013
Term and Health Watch 2021
Vitality removes Covid underwriting restrictions
Effective immediately
Royal London latest insurer to remove Covid underwriting restrictions
Effective immediately
Protection industry pays out £6.2bn on 2020 claims
Up 8% on 2019
Aviva updates Covid restrictions on individual protection
With immediate effect
Scottish Widows pays out 98% of individual claims during 2020
Totalling £206 million
Aviva rolls out wellbeing app for direct life customers
DigiCare+ app
Usay Group to be acquired by Towergate owner
PMI & protection broker
Peter Hamilton: The algo-rhythm of life (insurance)
‘And the rhythm of life is a powerful beat, puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet’
Adam Saville: It's official! Physical exercise can save lives (especially during Covid)
‘Work out, save lives'
iPipeline records 10% intermediary protection sales growth during Q1
Like-for-like rises 7%
Reassured launches protection advisory service
New propositions
Royal London pays out on 99.6% of claims in 2020
Totalling £591 million
Iress, Anorak partner on new protection advice platform
For mortgage brokers
LV= drops chronic medical condition underwriting restrictions
'Updated underwriting approach'
Aviva pays 98% of individual protection claims during 2020
Over £1 billion paid out
Savings trump life cover for over 50s during pandemic
OneFamily survey
