legal & general
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How AI is transforming protection – L&G’s Tarun Gupta
Written by Dr Tarun Gupta, Chief Medical Officer – UK Protection, L&G Ask most people what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is generally expected…
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Fairer Finance launches online will-writing ratings amid rising concerns over DIY wills
Fairer Finance, the independent consumer group and ratings provider, has launched a new set of product ratings for online will-writing services amid growing concerns…
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Shepherds Friendly strikes deal to distribute IP via Simplybiz
Mutual Shepherds Friendly has signed a partnership agreement with Simplybiz as it accelerates its strategy to grow its intermediary footprint. Simplybiz, a…
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Royal London strengthens its protection team with appointment of Setul Mehta
Royal London has appointed Setul Mehta as it continues to build out its protection proposition team. Mehta brings a wealth of experience…
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Study reveals insurers are planning to increase their investment risk profiles
A new global study among insurance investment managers shows they expect the risk profiles of their investment portfolios to increase over the…
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What will AI bring to Group Protection? Asks L&G
Views from experts spanning condition prevention, early intervention, vocational rehabilitation and reinsurance. L&G today announces the launch of the final instalment from…
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Wealth Management Study identifies size of HNW international life insurance market for first time
A 2024 Wealth Management Market Study for Utmost Group, performed by NMG Consulting, a global financial services advisory business, has for the first time…
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Guardian’s second claims report shows 40% year-on-year growth in claims paid in 2024
Guardian has today announced it paid £21,344,290 million in claims payouts during 2024 across 238 life, terminal illness and critical illness claims.…
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FCA data highlights notable shortcomings and low understanding in the life insurance market
Analysis by Broadstone of the latest Financial Lives Survey from the Financial Conduct Authority highlights opportunities for life insurers to improve policyholder…
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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…
IFA Talk Insurance and Protection is the new addition to the IFA Talk podcast family, where we discuss the latest topics relevant to Insurance and Protection professionals.
IFA Talk Insurance & Protection Podcast – latest episode
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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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Scottish Widows turns to AI to speed up protection insurance claims and underwriting with Sprout.ai
Scottish Widows, part of Lloyds Banking Group, has partnered with insurance automation firm Sprout.ai to trial the use of artificial intelligence (AI) designed…
