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Fewer than one in five new life insurance policies were written into trust arrangements in 2023 although momentum is building for alternatives such as beneficiary nomination, according to reinsurer Swiss Re and...

The modern, globally mobile workforce and the rise of the digital nomad presents a unique set of challenges for insurers and how they handle individual international private medical insurance (IPMI) products.  Meanwhile,...

Steve Herbert has joined Occupational Health Assessment in the newly-created role of brand ambassador He will be promoting the provider's specialist services and highlighting the need for employers and employees to have...

Innovation from insurers in the design of income protection products could fill the gap where employees are left out of pocket while benefitting from new bereavement leave rights. Last month, government unveiled...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has acquired a "significant" strategic stake in mortgage and protection advice firm New Homes Mortgage Services (NHMS). NHMS is the largest appointed representative (AR) mortgage and protection intermediary...

UK firms are making a "significant" impact on workplace wellbeing by catching serious conditions early and promoting preventive care as difficulties accessing NHS treatment persists. This is according to financial services consultancy...

Everest Insurance International has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven international private medical insurance (IPMI) management tool for the Singapore market. The Innovator product was developed to choose appropriate doctors and was developed...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Oklahoma-based Scout Benefits Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Scout Benefits Group offers employee benefits consulting services with a focus on health plan...

More than seven in 10 men (71%) said that they would talk to someone if they were struggling with their mental health, according to research from Aviva. The poll conducted among 1,000...

CIExpert's Single Is Best campaign has come under fire from advisers for promoting bad advice in situations where recommending two single life policies is not the best option. However, CIExpert director Alan...