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UK needs to transform NHS to a ‘proactive’ health creation service – IPPR
A cross-party commission made up of health experts and MPs, has proposed transforming the NHS from a "reactive" 20th century health system to a "proactive" 21st century health creation service. The proposal...
Read morePDG targets insurers over IP mental health claims and unveils adviser guide
The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has criticised insurers for their handling of mental health claims on income protection (IP) products and appealed for them to improve several areas. The trade body said...
Read moreHow advisers are playing a vital role in making individuals see the value of critical illness cover – analysis
This summer saw a change in government but many of the prevailing trends affecting the nations finances remain, including the ongoing cost of living crisis and a slow mortgage market. Due to...
Read moreRoss Walker leaves Cigna Healthcare and returns to Hong Kong
Ross Walker, chief commercial officer at Cigna Global Individual Health and based in Dubai, has left Cigna and will be returning to Hong Kong. Walker (pictured) worked at Cigna Healthcare for 13 years, starting...
Read moreResolution Life taps Swiss Re for president as CEO Cowdery prepares to step down
Clive Cowdery, founder, chairman and CEO of life insurance group Resolution Life, is expected to step down from the CEO role in 2026, as the company appoints Moses Ojeisekhoba as president with...
Read moreIntroducing… Ava Embaie, Equipsme
Ava Embaie, customer success manager at Equipsme, speaks to Health & Protection about bouncing back after redundancy earlier in her career, taking inspiration from her dad to start her career in start-ups...
Read morePhoenix Group discontinues SunLife sale due to protection market ‘uncertainty’
Phoenix Group is discontinuing its sale of SunLife due to "uncertainty" in the protection market. In its half year 2024 results announcement, released this morning, the group describes SunLife, which provides financial...
Read moreUK and US insurers may need to adapt to ongoing increased mortality – Swiss Re
Insurers may need to adapt their underwriting philosophies, risk appetite, and mortality assumptions in pricing and reserving to account for an ongoing increase in mortality rates in the UK and US since...
Read moreNew Leaf Health joins AMII as corporate member
New Leaf Health has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. New Leaf Health has been providing workplace wellbeing services since 1996 and was one of...
Read moreAxa Health CEO Heather Smith interview: Claims inflation falling ‘significantly’, introducing self-service for claimants and resetting relations with doctors
Axa Health CEO Heather Smith says the insurer can “see inflation coming down significantly” and has outlined the plan for progressing its new digital platform. Smith is also pleased the insurer made...
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