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Medicash has successfully identified its 1,000th clinically validated case of skin cancer among Medicash policyholders since launching its partnership with SkinVision in 2020. Since introducing SkinVision to policyholders, Medicash has given its...

Voting for the UK PMI and Protection Provider Service Ratings 2024 will close this week and we want to hear from intermediaries around the market. You can vote to recognise those UK...

British Friendly has appointed HealthHero as its virtual GP provider, replacing previous provider Square Health. Confirming the appointment, British Friendly told Health & Protection: "We have chosen HealthHero as our partner for...

Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, a standalone health insurance company headquartered in Chennai, India, has announced the launch of a retail health insurance product focussed on Millennials, called Super Star.  ...

Life and critical illness insurance provider Beagle Street is set to entering the intermediary space next year.  One step towards that was achieved with the launch of Beagle Street’s direct to consumer...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its findings on the quality of Consumer Duty board reports pointing out the areas of good practice and areas for improvement – and is critical...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Claire Cherrington as directly authorised (DA) distribution director, subject to approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Her appointment is the fourth addition to SBG’s executive...

The NHS waiting list for treatment in England bounced back up by almost 32,000 in October. According to the latest data, there were 7,541,373 treatment pathways waiting to be completed in October,...

Reassured director of corporate strategy Phil Jeynes is leaving the business at the end of the year.  After more than five years at the broker firm including as a member of the...

Zurich has launched a global life protection business with the move triggering a shuffling of CEOs in the new arm and UK operations. The insurer noted the move was a major part...