Health & Protection Alerts Letters

FCA highlights some good practice in life insurance claims processes
Vote for the PMI and protection providers giving you the best service
FCA slams life insurance claims processes and demands significant improvements
More automation could be key to speeding up bereavement claims - Greatorex
October IPT receipts up 24% year-on-year
Simplyhealth offering women’s health GP option through HealthHero
Work-related stress cases down 14% year-on-year - HSE
Reassured appoints chief risk and compliance officer
UK health insurance cost increases projected to outstrip rest of world – WTW
How insurers and advisers are adapting strategies to meet growing IP demand - analysis
Data is king for health insurance industry - Vitality
Moore Health and Protection joins AMII as intermediary member
Brits uninterested in health lose 20 more work days in productivity - Telus
One in four advisers spend 100 hours on phone to underwriters each year - IPipeline
UK plc should maintain wellbeing support as workplace ill health costs soar - Hill
Bupa Small Business Academy: Build a thriving business with an inclusive workplace
Unum launches employer portal with online claims services
Sesame Bankhall appoints director of marketing and brand from Aetna
Global life expectancy is slowing but there are reasons for optimism - Swiss Re
More than a quarter of people have taken a month off work due to illness - Cirencester Friendly
LifeSearch reaches referrals agreement with homebuyer services broker
More than a third of renters could only afford 10 weeks off work - Scottish Widows
Aviva pregnancy support CI changes are a start but further improvements welcome - Astley
National Friendly supports BMI questions on Iress’s The Exchange
Axa Health hires Bupa’s Glassborow as distribution and marketing director
Another year with no FSCS levy for health, protection and mortgage advisers
Fairer Finance appoints former work and pensions minister
Aviva adds some adviser-valued AIG features including pregnancy support to CI
Advisers and insurers could face paying FOS case fees up-front when complaints submitted
FOS hits claims management companies with £250 case fee as FCA eyes tighter rules
Bupa on track to deliver one million virtual GP appointments in 2024
Reeves sets out replacing FCA Certification Regime and FOS modernisation
PMI market remains 'buoyant' and expected to keep growing - Axa Health and Aviva
Labour charges FCA and PRA to review mutuals regulation
NHS waiting list drops by 70,000
PMI cancer care should focus on prevention due to poor UK outcomes - Wishart
Zurich UK offering all staff neurodiversity assessment
Aviva protection and health sales slide
Individual protection House of Lords roundtable: Arresting the new business slump and returning to growth
Howell takes over as Openwork CEO following Houghton's exit