Life & Health

Prudential's H1 results show where Asia's protection gap business is going

Prudential's H1 results show where Asia's protection gap business is going

Independent brokers in the region need to know whether it is going to them

Mark Rosanes Aug 27, 2026
GLP-1 growth creates a new liability test for brokers

GLP-1 growth creates a new liability test for brokers

As weight-loss become more accessible, the controls behind prescribing could become as important to insurers as the medicines themselves

Chesnara posts strongest H1 in years - but for advisers it's about what's happening inside the book

Chesnara posts strongest H1 in years - but for advisers it's about what's happening inside the book

Data migration to SS&C is still underway, a second deal closes before it completes, and 440,000 former HSBC Life UK protection policyholders are in a system that is actively changing

European heatwave mortality is pressing on insurer financials - but ratings are not yet at risk

European heatwave mortality is pressing on insurer financials - but ratings are not yet at risk

This summer's excess deaths are financially real for European life re/insurers. S&P's conclusion is that the market can absorb them. Its warning is about what happens as temperatures keep rising and populations keep ageing

Foundayo launch puts GLP-1 pill fraud risk on brokers' radar

Foundayo launch puts GLP-1 pill fraud risk on brokers' radar

An oral GLP-1 that can be taken at any time without food restrictions is cheaper, harder to verify, and easier to fake than its injectable predecessors. Life and health brokers need to get ahead of what that means for their clients

Aegon posts profit growth in H1 - but the number every UK adviser should focus on is £2 billion

Aegon posts profit growth in H1 - but the number every UK adviser should focus on is £2 billion

The platform's future under new ownership, client continuity, and transition terms: these are the questions advisers should be raising with their account contacts now, not after completion

Why global insurers are rebuilding their life insurance books

Why global insurers are rebuilding their life insurance books

Zurich's ClearView completion signals a broader push into protection as composite insurers rebuild what rivals spent years dismantling

Motor's claims ratio jumps five points as healthcare cash plans keep top FCA spot

Motor's claims ratio jumps five points as healthcare cash plans keep top FCA spot

A five-point move in the market's largest retail product signals a pricing squeeze that will reach brokers' clients at renewal

GLP-1 weight loss tablet approval: why it matters for brokers

GLP-1 weight loss tablet approval: why it matters for brokers

Britain becomes the first country in Europe to licence Mounjauro/Ozempic competitor

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Prevention, collaboration and changing expectations are reshaping construction insurance. AXA's Andrew Hogg shares where the market is heading

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Coverdrone's Phil Heath and Richard Webb discuss the growth of drone insurance and what it reveals about insuring emerging technologies.

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