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ONS launches long Covid and respiratory infection survey
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is launching a UK-wide study on the effects of coronavirus (Covid-19) and other respiratory infections. This new study will invite 300,000 participants from the previous survey,...
Read moreHowden’s Aston Lark acquisition cost almost £730m
Howden's 2022 acquisition of Aston Lark cost the company almost £730m, according to the broker's annual accounts for the year to September 2022. According to the results, Howden made a pre-tax loss...
Read moreAviva makes further £47m PMI Covid refund
Aviva is returning a further £47m rebate to eligible private medical insurance (PMI) customers as it completes its Covid-19 Pledge to customers. Alongside the £81m returned to customers last year, the final...
Read moreThe Exeter pays £9.9m in IP claims with longest ongoing for 25 years
The Exeter paid £9.9m in income protection (IP) claims in 2022 while its longest running claim has been paid for more than a quarter of a century. Overall the UK protection and...
Read morePMS Mortgage Club adds Cirencester Friendly to IP panel
PMS Mortgage Club, part of Sesame Bankhall Group, has added Cirencester Friendly to income protection (IP) provider panel. The move gives PMS members access to Cirencester Friendly’s IP products: Income Assured Enhanced...
Read moreIHPN adds 100th member
EndoCare Diagnostics has joined the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN). The Manchester-based independent endoscope services provider is the independent healthcare company membership network's 100th member. David Hare, chief executive of IHPN, (pictured)...
Read moreThree key ways to support working parents and their mental health – Crook-Davies
Employers have a key role in creating cultures that more positively support working parents in three vital aspects of life, according to Katie Crook-Davies, co-chairwoman of the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF)...
Read moreHealix updates Travel Safe risk assessment tool
Healix has launched an updated risk assessment tool to support employers in protecting employees travelling internationally for work It is a further development of the firm's Covid Travel Safe product which was...
Read moreKeeping over-50s healthy and in work: ‘I’ve taken a battering mentally and didn’t recognise what I brought to the business’
Research from Zurich showed one in five over-50s have had to stop work due to ill health. The survey of 2,000 over-50s in employment and retired, which found that despite current financial...
Read moreAllianz adds senior pair as ‘stellar’ IPMI growth driven by Aetna deal
Allianz Partners has added two senior appointments to its health business as full year results reveal a 26% revenue surge for this business segment. The group's health business posted revenues of €2.384bn...
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