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Texas-based healthcare provider WebTPA has announced that a data security incident has impacted its network and some 2.4 million customers.  WebTPA is a third-party administrator with more than 30 years of experience...

The deadline is arriving for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2024. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website and this year includes a new category for networks...

Most of the young adults responding to a survey by life insurer Beagle Street reported that they do not have life cover. The survey of 2,000 adults aged between 18 and 40...

Johnny Timpson has called on protection and health insurers to "do better" by introducing signposting solutions for carers to their added value services. Timpson's comments follow similar criticism levelled at the Department...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to life insurance CEOs with key questions they must ask themselves ahead of the looming Consumer Duty deadline for closed products and services at the...

More than half of all UK parents have no form of financial protection in place if absence from work is required to care of their children. This is according to findings from...

As the problems of the NHS are set to become a major focal point in the upcoming UK general election, South Africa's newly created National Health Insurance (NHI) is experiencing its own...

Ascend Broking Group has appointed Kristian Breeze as healthcare director for Ascend Healthcare, (previously known as SMP Insurance Brokers).  Breeze, (pictured), who told Health & Protection about his new role,  previously worked...

Specialist managing general agent (MGA) Risk Assurance Management Ltd (RAM) has announced a strategic collaboration with mutual Shepherds Friendly and global reinsurer SiriusPoint. Expanding on the partnership, a spokesperson for the companies...

Bupa UK Insurance CEO Alex Perry will takeover as CEO of Nuffield Health later this year, replacing Steve Gray who has announced his retirement. A formal date has not been given for...