Protection Reporter

Protection & insurance news for the UK intermediary community.

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The FCA’s interim Pure Protection Market Study found that 58% of adults do not hold a pure protection product, with 59% of those having never considered their protection needs. https://t.co/mzUQXRhxdJ

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MetLife UK research finds 57% of parents have faced work, childcare or financial issues due to a child's illness or injury, while just 7% have hospital related protection. https://t.co/L5jNhPONOd

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Self pay private healthcare admissions reached a record 77,000 in the first quarter of 2026, while insured admissions fell slightly from last year's peak, according to PHIN data. https://t.co/lH7MLS5qRo

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Certua Life has partnered with employee benefits platform Heka to make individual life insurance available to employees through its Surely brand. https://t.co/CMAjUpbfJf

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LifeSearch partners with money app Snoop to widen protection distribution
https://t.co/7YjIeTDlQX

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JammJar partnership adds AI-led case analysis to Sesame Bankhall Group's adviser platform
https://t.co/nVV7EVm1RR

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Healix Health has launched a cancer care pathway for employers, designed to provide support from prevention and early detection through to treatment and life beyond cancer. https://t.co/rtHFbuOgtC

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Zurich’s personal protection and income protection products are now available on the UnderwriteMe protection platform. https://t.co/g8VTAS3wk2

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Guardian has reduced its average underwriting time from three days in 2025 to less than one day during the first half of 2026, while increasing the proportion of protection applications receiving an instant decision. https://t.co/E6MgXL3sr1

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The new brand name reflects how the platform has grown beyond health data collection alone, with FormStart now positioned as the starting point of the protection advice journey, helping advisers ‘start with better data’. https://t.co/9Twgu7rTlx

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JammJar has integrated iPipeline's protection sourcing technology into its AI based operating system for mortgage advisers. https://t.co/0MVNpPQErO

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Ageas UK has joined the Source Insurance panel, expanding access to its home insurance products for advisers. https://t.co/9qLBVLXdac

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Royal London updates protection anniversary emails to prompt more client conversations: around one million protection customers will receive the updated annual communications during 2026, with emails signposting customers back to their adviser. https://t.co/8XPi3pAkaY

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MetLife UK has added virtual physiotherapy services across its individual protection portfolio. https://t.co/RrL7SCZN6h

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Waddle Insurance is urging intermediaries to be more involved in the claims journeys with their clients, stating that in the protection industry the role of the adviser is often seen as ending at the point of sale. https://t.co/LkKxkbCINF

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As part of the changes, the maximum benefit has increased to 65% of income, allowing members to protect a larger proportion of their earnings, improving financial stability during periods of illness or injury. https://t.co/Rn1z1LjCyd

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New research from LifeSearch and HomeOwners Alliance suggests many UK homeowners remain unclear about what income protection covers, with misconceptions particularly common among existing policyholders and under 35s. https://t.co/X145lUhbT6

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Confusion around underwriting and pricing is discouraging many UK consumers from taking out life insurance, new research commissioned by UnderwriteMe reveals. https://t.co/BX6L9T6Kwe

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Marilyn Cole, managing partner of digital, technology and design consultancy Space, explores the lessons available for advisers embracing AI, those who are still thinking about its adoption, and those who are in ‘wait and see’ mode. https://t.co/pbM0AVlUlP

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Private medical insurance funded admissions reached a record 500,000 in the first nine months of 2025, according to Broadstone analysis, as NHS waiting lists remained high and diagnostic delays continued. https://t.co/IlVCqs6wFL