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Cirencester Friendly has added a short-term benefit option to its My Earnings Protected income protection (IP) product, responding to demand from advisers and consumers.  It provides cover for up to two years...

Equipsme founder and managing director Matthew Reed has visited Downing Street three times meeting prime ministerial advisers to campaign for the removal of P11D tax on employee health benefits. In an exclusive...

Fewer people being able to attend cancer screening appointments contributed to a fall in healthy lives across England during the second year of the pandemic. Latest data from the Office for National...

LivWell Asia has launched its One Health employee health benefits product for SMEs and startups.  The insurer based in Vietnam said more than 200 employees had joined One Health since the launch...

Sam Long, assistant risk and assurance officer at National Friendly, speaks to Health & Protection about how the financial services sector is less diverse than other industries, but is catching up a...

Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has revamped its group critical insurance offering, doubling the number of illnesses and conditions covered. According to the insurer, it has introduced coverages in high demand...

Professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a member. The association now has more than 135 members. Kevin O'Neill, associate at Barnett Waddingham,...

Medicash has appointed Charles Oddy to its board, subject to regulatory approval. Oddy (pictured) has also been appointed non-executive director of the health cash plan's subsidiary Health@Work. An actuary, investment and risk...

A new approach is needed to help employers and individuals take actions to reduce NHS backlogs, increase workforce participation and improve the health and wellbeing of the nation, according to the Association...

Vitality has seen significant success in supporting members in their efforts to not just lose weight but to reverse their Type 2 diabetes.  Some 10% of the people with diabetes in a...