Insurance and Protection
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Insurance industry cyber expert concerned that weak passwords are still widely used
Weak passwords can leave people exposed to security breaches and a recent survey has shown that very obvious passwords are still being…
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NI&P Podcast #13: Electronic wills and digital legacy planning with Adeus Life’s Nick Adams
In this month’s special New Insurance & Protection edition of IFA Talk, Sue and Meg are diving into the topic of electronic…
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Cancer is the main cause of claims across all group risk products
With National Cancer Survivors Day having taken place on the 1st of June 2025, GRID reveals that during 2024, cancer was the main cause…
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The Openwork Business School leads the way by adding market-leading protection qualification to its courses
Openwork is pleased to announce the addition of a new professional protection qualification to the Openwork Business School’s curriculum for advisers. The…
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Almost 1 in 3 young mortgage holders have no protection cover – LifeSearch and HomeOwners Alliance
Young adults are working hard to step onto the property ladder – but many are doing so without the protection in place…
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Scottish Widows launches a pre-application underwriting decision tool for advisers
A new pre-application underwriting decision tool can be accessed via the Scottish Widows dashboard and is the quickest and most accurate way…
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Shepherds Friendly pays 96% of income protection claims in 2024
Shepherds Friendly paid out 96% of all income protection claims last year, a slight increase on its five-year average of 95%. Musculoskeletal…
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2024 was a bumper year for income protection – Swiss Re Term & Health Watch
Sales of new Income Protection policies grew by a bumper 18% in 2024, Swiss Re’s latest Term & Health Watch report reveals.…
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Eleos Life launches plug-and-play life insurance and disability insurance in the US
Eleos Life, a fully digital provider of embedded disability insurance and life insurance in the U.K., announces its entry into the U.S.…
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STEP reacts to the Law Commission’s reform of wills, including recommendations that marriage will no longer revoke a will
STEP, the professional body for trust and estate practitioners, has announced its initial response to the publication by the Will Commission of its Report: Modernising…
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