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LV= pays record £127m in individual protection claims
LV= paid a record £127m in individual protection claims in 2022 to more than 8,000 claimants and their families, with 95% of all individual protection claims made being approved. The figure compares...
Read moreIntroducing… Helen Crook, HCB
Helen Crook, head of clinical services at HCB, speaks to Health & Protection about putting the varied skills she has picked up over her career to use, why she takes inspiration from...
Read moreHCA unveils £18m Canary Wharf outpatients and diagnostics centre
HCA Healthcare UK will open an £18m, 20,000 square foot outpatients and diagnostics centre in the heart of Canary Wharf early next year. The facility will be an expansion of services currently...
Read moreLife cover and client conversations must evolve as cost of death soars – analysis
As a product, life insurance does not really change in nature. You die and your loved ones make a claim and their financial needs are taken care of. But processes around the...
Read moreAetna appoints executive VP and president as Finke steps down for health reasons
Brian Kane has been appointed executive vice president and president of health insurer Aetna by parent company CVS Health. Kane succeeds Daniel Finke, who is stepping down for health reasons after nearly...
Read moreVerlingue brings in McKinney from Gallagher to lead Birmingham expansion
Private medical insurance (PMI) and employee benefits adviser Verlingue has appointed Ian McKinney as director, corporate - Midlands and South West to lead its new operation in Birmingham. The firm is opening...
Read moreAviva and Simplyhealth invest in medical scanning service targeting insurer work
Scan.com has raised a $12m Series A round co-led by Aviva Ventures, Simplyhealth Ventures, YZR Capital, Oxford Capital and Triple Point Ventures, with participation from Forefront Venture Partners. The London and Atlanta-based...
Read moreCIExpert move into IP ‘start of the journey’ to reviewing products – Lakey
CIExpert's decision to introduce Guardian's new income protection (IP) plan on its Insight Zone is "just the start of the journey" to replicating its current review service for critical illness products, the...
Read moreYuLife expands into South Africa
YuLife has launched in South Africa. Founded in London in 2016, YuLife's group risk protection product provides life, income protection, lump sum disability, and funeral cover as well as a wellbeing app...
Read morePerci Health raises £3.4m to expand team and partnerships
Perci Health, an online platform support cancer patients has raised £3.4m in a seed round led by Octopus Ventures. The additional funds will enable the company to further invest into its technology...
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