Business

GovGrant Teams Up With Hiscox on IP Support For SMEs

GovGrant, the R&D tax specialists, has today announced its partnership with international specialist insurer, Hiscox, to offer its clients support on research and development (R&D) and intellectual property (IP). GovGrant helps to ensure its clients’ innovation […]

Insurance claims

LV= Pays Out £6m In Covid Related Claims

Protection specialist LV= has paid more than £6m in coronavirus-related income protection and death claims to 573 individuals and families. The stats cover the period up to the end of August. 384 Death claims paid […]

News

Covid-19 Proves Final Straw for Estimated 240,000 Self-Employed

The August 2020 report from the Office for National Statistics, shows a record fall of self-employed people, reports Bambridge Accountants. 238,000 fewer self-employed individuals in the latest quarter (April to June 2020 compared to January to March […]

News

LV= Research Highlights Mental Health Struggles After Covid-19

Research from protection specialist LV= highlights how the physical and mental health of the general public is being affected by the coronavirus outbreak. As part of a series of surveys into the financial and emotional […]

Insurance Brokers

Advisers Survey Shows Demand for Life/Health Cover Has Increased

Financial advisers believe increased demand for individual protection products will come from parents with young families, according to new independent research for HSBC Life UK. Over half (53 per cent) of advisers surveyed highlighted parents […]

News

Men Realise They Need Income Protection Cover in Uncertain Times

The amount of men looking into income protection (IP) has reached a record high since the outbreak of Covid-19, according to protection insurance broker and comparison service ActiveQuote. More than two thirds (70%) of IP enquiries […]

Insurance Regulation

Should The EU Look at Impact of GDPR on Insurers & Tweak the Rules?

The official EU-wide federation for reinsurance is hinting that GDPR and its implmentation may need further tweaking. Here’s the official statement, issued recently; On the second anniversary of the introduction of the EU General Data […]