12th May 2026 Cirencester Friendly adds minimum benefit guarantee to income... The minimum benefit guarantee of a maximum of £1,500 per month is available for all new claims.
8th May 2026 Reassured launches AI non-disclosure risk identification solution The SAINT.AI solution has been designed to make the medical disclosure process more accurate.
7th May 2026 Bupa opens mental health centre as younger workers' claims double Bupa has opened its flagship Mindplace centre in London after recent data showed mental health claims doubling among younger workers since 2019.
7th May 2026 Aviva launches critical illness cover in partnership with Tesco The Aviva-underwritten critical illness cover aims to support efforts to close the protection gap by making cover accessible to Tesco customers.
7th May 2026 Specialist hiring helps firms close the protection gap Ben Allkins, head of mortgages & protection at Just Mortgages, looks at the trend of recruiting protection-only advisers and how this could transform the...
7th May 2026 Four in ten homeowners have never reviewed their protection needs LifeSearch and HomeOwners Alliance have revealed that most homeowners have not taken stock of their finances in the past year.
7th May 2026 The Exeter enhances criteria on income protection product The maximum benefit has increased to 65% of income as part of wider product updates.
6th May 2026 Key opportunities for advisers despite lack of people seeking... Iress’ Financial Readiness Index has found that just one third of people seek advice when arranging protection.
5th May 2026 Over 10m sick notes issued last year with 93% 'not fit to work' Almost 150 million working days were lost in 2025.
5th May 2026 British Friendly introduces higher benefit limits and new wellbeing... British Friendly will increase its maximum monthly benefit from £4,750 to £10,000.