Life insurance

Probate fee to rise by 75% from mid-July 2026

Regulation

Probate fee to rise by 75% from mid-July 2026

Broader client conversations on estate planning encouraged

clock 08 July 2026 • 3 min read
Tesco launches free parent cover with Aviva

Individual Protection

Tesco launches free parent cover with Aviva

Life cover worth £15k available

clock 06 July 2026 • 2 min read
Protection insurers paid out £7.84bn in 2025

Insurer

Protection insurers paid out £7.84bn in 2025

ABI and GRiD data

clock 29 June 2026 • 2 min read
The Exeter sees 21.6% rise in new business premiums for IP

Insurer

The Exeter sees 21.6% rise in new business premiums for IP

Gross premium income up to £135m

clock 25 June 2026 • 1 min read
Single-insurer models present challenge for insuring real lives: LifeSearch

Adviser / Broking

Single-insurer models present challenge for insuring real lives: LifeSearch

Consumers need products tailored to health or personal circumstances

clock 25 June 2026 • 2 min read
Beagle Street enters intermediary market

Individual Protection

Beagle Street enters intermediary market

Life and CI

clock 19 June 2026 • 3 min read
Aviva updates non-medical underwriting limits

Underwriting

Aviva updates non-medical underwriting limits

Aiming to improve turnaround times

clock 18 June 2026 • 1 min read
VitalityLife pays out £149m in 2025

Vitality Mortgage Protection

VitalityLife pays out £149m in 2025

Life, serious illness and income protection

clock 17 June 2026 • 2 min read
Guardian updates proposition and policy T&Cs

Critical Illness

Guardian updates proposition and policy T&Cs

CI ‘survival period' reduced for new policyholders

clock 15 June 2026 • 3 min read
CIC claims for prostate cancer up by 65% since 2023: Aviva

Individual Protection

CIC claims for prostate cancer up by 65% since 2023: Aviva

£38m paid out for prostate cancer in 2025

clock 15 June 2026 • 1 min read