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Aviva has completed the £453m acquisition of AIG Life UK from Corebridge Financial, a quoted subsidiary of American International Group. The deal was first announced in September last year, but in February...

Almost one in 10 (9%) Australians required health insurance in the past three years and were forced to shell out an average of AUS$225 (£118) as a result of not having it,...

Royal London has introduced a series of changes to its underwriting limits in a bid to grow its market share of high net worth (HNWI) clients. The mutual said the changes, available...

A communications "farce" with the forerunner to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ranks among the most stressful experiences protection expert Alan Lakey has faced while working in the sector. To mark Stress...

PIB Employee Benefits has acquired benefits technology company YouatWork.  PIB said the deal forms part of its growth strategy, particularly in the area of developing and "delivering innovative benefits solutions" and its...

The British Medical Association's (BMA) consultants committee has accepted the government's offer on pay for consultants in England.   The offer includes reform to the pay review body, the Review Body on...

New Zealand based Southern Cross Health Insurance has announced the appointment of Andrea Brunner as chief operating officer (COO).  Brunner, a qualified lawyer, has a track record of more than 20 years...

Last autumn the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) raised serious concerns about how insurers are addressing terminal illness benefits attached to life insurance policies. Almost six months on from the regulator's review, Health...

DNA Financial Solutions has appointed Hugh Spillane as CEO. The mortgage, private medical insurance (PMI) and protection insurance adviser stated on its LinkedIn account that Spillane is stepping up to CEO following...

Evric Davis, protection expert at London & Country, speaks to Health & Protection about building a career in protection after being expelled from school, being given a chance with an apprenticeship, why...