5th June 2026 Rising care costs could see more employees leave the workforce 55% of carers with reduced working hours report disruptions to long-term financial planning, as nearly a quarter of parents consider leaving work amid rising...
4th June 2026 False perceptions around sick pay leaving homeowners unprotected:... Over one in five homeowners believe sick pay cancels out the need for income protection, new research by LifeSearch and Homeowners Alliance has found.
4th June 2026 How can advisers meaningfully close the protection gap? Robin Hyndley, head of business development at Acre, shares why he thinks the solution to closing the protection gap is simpler than many believe.
4th June 2026 Omni Protect appoints new protection referral partner Omni Protect partners with Caspian Insurance to provide a referral service for life insurance, income protection, and critical illness.
4th June 2026 Guardian to launch new critical illness covers in lower-cost range Guardian will add both critical illness and combined life and critical illness cover to its Essentials range in the coming weeks.
3rd June 2026 GRiD adds new member with corporate health data focus Healthi has become the latest member of Group Risk Development (GRiD).
3rd June 2026 Fourth consecutive record year for private health admissions There were 953,000 private health admissions in 2025, according to the Private Healthcare Information Network.
3rd June 2026 Quilter appoints head of adviser relationships for protection network Rachel Trundle joins Quilter Financial Planning as head of adviser relationships for its mortgage and protection network.
2nd June 2026 Shepherds Friendly paid out £3.25m in income protection claims... Shepherds Friendly accepted 97% of income protection claims in 2025.
2nd June 2026 76% of adults borrowing to pay for insurance policies: Premium Credit 33% are using credit to cover monthly life insurance costs, according to Premium Credit’s 2026 insurance index.