Defaqto has expanded its Matrix 360 market intelligence platform into the wealth and protection areas.

The FCA has joined forces with the Money and Pensions Service, The Protection Distributors’ Group and The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries, to help increase the number of consumers taking out protection insurance.

Fewer than one in 10 protection policyholders are confident they would be covered in the event of a dementia or Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.

Aviva has launched an integrated high value protection proposition to support Financial Planners and advisers with high net worth clients amid rising demand for IHT planning.

Royal London has added event-based support features to its income protection cover, alongside traditional cover.

The Financial Conduct Authority has called on insurers and advisers for views on how to help close the protection gap.

Health insurers processed a record £4bn in individual and workplace private medical insurance claims in 2024, a year on year rise of 13% (2023: £3.57bn).

Ongoing pressure on NHS services is transforming health insurance from a reactive product to one customers are much more likely to use, according to a new report.

Financial advisers saw a larger number of protection sales across all life categories in 2024, according to the Swiss Re Term & Health Watch 2025.

Protection, investment and pensions provider LV= paid out close to £137m in personal protection claims in 2024.

Carlton Hood has been appointed CEO of protection provider Guardian from 1 May.

Wealth advisers want to write protection business but say they need help demonstrating the need for protection, according to a survey conducted at the recent Consumer Duty Alliance Protection Forum.

More than one in five adults (22%) who took unplanned leave in 2023 due to injury were not paid during their absence, a major new study has uncovered.