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Mercer officially opened its Macau office this week, which started business earlier in the year.  The office in the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR )is in addition to the company’s offices in...

While delays in protection underwriting are commonplace now due to increased GP workloads created by the pandemic, such waits can be turned into a positive - and may even save a life....

YuLife has the launched Yuniversity, a series of in-app continuing professional development (CPD) courses for brokers. The courses, which have been awarded CPD accreditation by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), aim to...

Despite 42% of UK adults with protection products experiencing significant life changes, only 28% consulted their financial adviser to review their cover, according to LV= research. For the study, LV= surveyed 4,000...

Insurers have reported a 13% rise in their private medical insurance (PMI) membership totals as the market continues to boom. The figures are included in Health & Protection’s latest Individual Private Medical...

Engage Health Group has appointed Penny Pemberton as head of international benefits. In her new role Pemberton (pictured) is charged with leading and growing the international benefits business, managing the team of...

Fintel, the parent company of SimplyBiz and Defacto, has seen profits slide in the first half of the year but said it was being rewarded for expansion into the protection and mortgage...

Visual aids are "more impactful" than words when overcoming cost of living income protection objections, advisers have said. This is according to Gary Walters, director at The Protection Academy (pictured right), who...

Tavistock Investments has reported a loss of almost £1m for its financial year ending 31 March 2023 but said it would continue to pursue further acquisitions with up to £64m available. The...

Healthcare cash plans recorded a 74% increase in claim frequency in the first half of 2022 when compared to the second half of 2021, according to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) value measures...