IRESS has partnered with Scottish Widows as the latest protection provider to offer partially underwritten quotes through The Exchange.

Ellipse have announced today an extension of their current group income protection range, with the launch of a new product, Sick Pay, which will be offered to advisers alongside their current Sick Pay Complete offering.

The COVER Excellence Awards 2017 took place on Wednesday (4 October 2017) to recognise exceptional protection and health insurance products, providers, intermediaries and individuals within these industries.

Openwork has made available LifeQuote's outsourced protection case management to its firms.

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has appointed Melissa Collett as its new Professional Standards Director, leading its professional standards, ethics and conduct activity as a united profession.

Scottish Widows Protect has confirmed that it will be joining the UnderwriteMe Comparison Service in quarter four of 2017.

Health Shield has made senior hires as part of its growth plans for 2018.

WPA has launched 'Precision Corporate Healthcare'.

The COVER Protection and Health Summit 2017 takes place on Wednesday 4th October - sign up now to avoid missing out.

Legal & General has appointed Craig Brown as director of Legal & General's Intermediary division.