News
Long Term Care
Council tax rises in 2017/18 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further deep cuts to services such as social care, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.
20 February 2017
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3 min read
Business
Aegon has announced an 11% increase in protection sales in its Q4 2016 results, compared to the previous year.
19 February 2017
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1 min read
Employee Benefits
Simplyhealth and Denplan announced the merger of the two brands at a rebranding event in central London this week.
17 February 2017
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1 min read
Employee Benefits
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for the government to encourage employers to issue an annual 'protection statement' to their employees in its Green Paper response.
17 February 2017
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2 min read
Employee Benefits
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has called for an auto-enrolment style scheme for group income protection (GIP) in its Green Paper response.
17 February 2017
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1 min read
PMI
Health Shield has announced a raft of new and improved health benefits to its customers.
16 February 2017
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2 min read
Individual Protection
Zurich paid over £224.6m in protection claims last year to its retail customers, an increase of 6% from £212.5m in 2015.
16 February 2017
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3 min read
Individual Protection
Stonebridge Group has added Royal London and AIG Life to its Super Six Protection Panel.
15 February 2017
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1 min read
Individual Protection
Pacific Life Re has conducted on-going research into consumer attitudes towards purchasing life insurance. Here is a snapshot, in the final of a series of articles for COVER, of what the research uncovered.
15 February 2017
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1 min read
Employee Benefits
Unum has called for the government to introduce a temporary tax incentive for employers that buy group income protection (GIP) to improve the working lives of people with disabilities and long term health problems.
15 February 2017
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2 min read
