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More work needs to be done to improve the join between the independent sector and the NHS when it comes to referring patients with cancer. This is according to private sector professionals...

Health insurance provider Equipsme has launched an elder care support service, to help members in the ‘sandwich generation’ look after their parents and older relatives, while also looking after their own children.  Equipsme...

Week 8 on The Apprentice saw the teams tasked with designing an advertising campaign for an electric vehicle. Protection adviser Raj Chohan's team took on a camper van, with Dr Paul Midha...

Government's failure to cut insurance premium tax (IPT) on private medical insurance (PMI) was a missed opportunity as HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data indicate IPT collected reached a total of...

Critical illness is suffering from an identity crisis, with consumer trust lacking, according to Paul Roberts, proposition and distribution director at CIExpert. Referring to findings from the CI Expert's Critical Thinking 2024...

Aviva paid out a record £1.18bn across individual life insurance, critical illness cover, income protection and other protection policies in 2023. This insurer said this was the highest annual amount it has...

Almost three quarters of UK adults think employers have a responsibility to support their mental health. This is according to a report from YuLife in in collaboration with YouGov which also found...

Spectrum.Life has appointed Dr Paula Franklin as a director of the board. Having trained in the UK and worked as a hospital doctor and a GP before studying Public Health at Johns...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has unveiled the second batch of advisers taking part in its adviser focused campaign, 7 Advisers. The seven advisers set to be introduced by IPTF on...

The role of protection underwriting is not to catch agents or customers out, but to understand any inconsistencies in their NHS records and to improve confidence in these products. The ultimate aim...