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Axa Health has told chancellor Jeremy Hunt he should implement a tax cut for employers providing private medical insurance (PMI) and wellbeing services in next month's Budget. The submission was in response...

Rapid Quote has added National Friendly's My PMI offering to its portal. The product offers four different levels of cover which are structured to help meet more clients' budgets - from out-patient...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) is expecting a fall in adviser numbers across in the first quarter of the year but anticipates this number to stabilise and then gradually grow over the second...

The Pandemic Institute (TPI) has unveiled eight research projects assessing the longer-term impact of the Covid pandemic on UK and global health which have been awarded funding following a £225,000 donation by...

Healix International is opening a new office in Vancouver. The firm says the expansion of its operational team in Canada is due to growing demand for its crisis security and risk management...

Simplyhealth is launching a rapid scanning referral service for its customers under a partnership with Scan.com, which will see its customers receive better rates. Customers will be able to search for MRI,...

Howden Group’s profit after tax soared to £218m in 2022 – up 58% from £140m reported the previous year. The global insurance broking group also spent more than £1.4bn on mergers and...

At the start of 2023 some advisers in the health and protection sector are bracing themselves for a "dismal" year in which they help customers move onto cheaper cover and concentrate on...

National Friendly has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) while Health Shield has re-joined as a corporate member. Health Shield commercial director Paul Shires said he was delighted the...

Legal & General chief executive Sir Nigel Wilson has announced his intention to retire after more than a decade leading the insurer, but he is likely to stay in post for a...