Jaskeet Briah

Jaskeet Briah, deputy editor, COVER, speaks to industry experts about how Consumer Duty affects the vulnerable customer journey in protection advice.

Provider, Zurich, has launched a digital platform, LifeVault, for customers to organise wills, important documents, personal wishes and memories in one place.

Research has found that uptake of available beneficiary nomination – which was offered by four insurers in 2025 - hit 52.3% last year.

Nearly two in five UK homeowners (39%) have no protection to cover their repayments if unable to work, MetLife UK has found.

Provider, National Friendly, has launched a short-term income protection product, Mortgage Protect, aimed at protecting customers' mortgage payments should illness or injury prevent them from working.

Poor workforce health is estimated to cost the UK economy £241bn a year in lost output, the equivalent to around 8% of GDP, according to research by Vitality and Rand Europe.

Around 44% of UK adults would expect to be told about accident-only cover as part of a general income protection (IP) conversation with an adviser, bank or comparison service, rising to 48% of Gen Z, National Friendly has found.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (amii) has added financial advice firm The Right Advice as an intermediary member, aiming to strengthen its engagement with the UK health insurance and protection sector.

Sphere Assured has appointed Wahab Raja as director of protection, supporting the firm with its growth strategy.

Self-employed fathers and partners will be eligible for paid parental leave for the first time, Chancellor John Healey announced in his first Autumn Budget today (28 October 2026).