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PDG announces board changes following AGM
The Protection Distributors Groups (PDG) has announced several board changes following its…
Iress and CIExpert unveil two-way integration adviser software
Iress and CIExpert have partnered to launch a two-way, real-time integration software…
Ex-CEO of Holloway Friendly Tragheim joins t+1 advisory board
Stuart Tragheim, the former chief executive of Holloway Friendly, has joined the…
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MetLife paid 27,000 accident and health claims in 2024
MetLife UK has paid out more than 27,000 accident and health claims…
Training courses launched to improve standards of protection advice
Two training courses – one of them free – have been launched…
Reassured adds Scottish Widows to life-insurance panel
Insurance broker Reassured has added Scottish Widows to its life-insurance panel. Reassured…
Royal London appoints Isabel Hudson as board chair
Royal London has appointed Isabel Hudson as a non-executive director and chair…
National Friendly adds sickness cover to Friendly Shield
National Friendly has added the option to include sickness cover to its…
Shepherds Friendly celebrates 150,000 policy milestone with TV campaign
Shepherds Friendly has celebrated surpassing 150,000 in-force policies as it launched its…
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Active lifestyle could increase life expectancy by five years, study finds
An active lifestyle could increase life expectancy by five years, according to…
IPTF announces new members for 2025
The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has welcomed seven new members to…
Vitality Health Insurance announces new CEO
Vitality has appointed Dr Arun Thiyagarajan as CEO of its health insurance…
Industry must prevent joint life cover from being a tool for economic abuse
The UK lags other countries in addressing this issue, but insurers can…
Evolve or die: What next for critical-illness cover?
It is amazing how the world has changed in the 40 years…
Brokers must increase protection bandwidth
Every economic crisis brings a unique set of challenges and opportunities. The…
Income protection new business premiums set to overtake critical illness
Judging by trends in values over the last three years and my…
Advisers’ top five questions on protection and trusts
We are seeing trusts increasingly become part of the conversation when it…
How much say do protection advisers have in market change?
I was asked recently if protection advisers wield enough power to negotiate…
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Advisers show increased interest in income protection
Just before Income Protection Awareness Week (IPAW) last month, The Exeter’s Shaun…
Should advisers adapt their approach to soft skills when talking protection?
Advisers may end up talking ‘a lot less about cost and more…
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Protection equality: how insurers can support financially vulnerable customers
Protection is overwhelmingly a force for good in society, delivering a financial…
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Protection outlook: Tech tipping point to transform market in 2025
Life insurance has been slower than other sectors to make full use…
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Alan Lakey: Dealing with clients without dependents
Some years back, a claims manager lodged a complaint with the Financial…
Richard Harrison: Protection can engage future generations and build lifelong relationships
Even though I’m a father to two daughters and we have regular…
The Morning Briefing: UK crypto traders banking on Trump, Transact and CURO launch new integration
Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Tuesday 4 February…
UK crypto traders banking on Trump for major gains
UK crypto traders are optimistic about major gains this year, with many…
Transact and CURO automate adviser-fee reconciliation
Transact and CURO have launched a new integration that automates the reconciliation…
Caitlin Southall: A call for SSAS regulation
As I think everyone in the pensions sector knows, I have been…
Lang Cat updates functionality on platform-switching tool
Financial consultancy Lang Cat has updated the functionality on its Analyser adviser…
Brooks Macdonald makes LIFT co-founder CEO of financial planning
Brooks Macdonald has made LIFT-Financial Group co-founder Michael Holden its chief executive…
Bonds of Contention: Unravelling the volatility in UK Gilts
Gilts have been in the spotlight as part of the recent global…
Short dated credit continues to offer value
Fidelity Short Dated Corporate Bond portfolio managers Kris Atkinson and Shamil Gohil…
All-in yields remain attractive in sterling corporate bond markets
Fidelity Sterling Corporate Bond portfolio managers Ian Fishwick and Kris Atkinson share…
Gilt selloff: Return of Truss 2.0?
The ongoing global government bond selloff has pushed 30-year gilt yields to…
Fidelity’s Mike Riddell: Mixed picture facing global fixed income investors
Authors: Mike Riddell and Tim Foster, portfolio managers, Fidelity Strategic Bond Fund…
Navigating bond markets in a volatile post-election market
Kris Atkinson, portfolio manager, Fidelity Short Dated Corporate Bond Fund It might…
