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US health insurance premiums to rise faster than inflation in 2024
Health insurance premiums in the USA are likely to increase at a rate higher than inflation in 2024, according to the American Academy of Actuaries. Healthcare costs in the US are outpacing...
Read moreFinancial adviser pay growing at six times the rate of NHS consultants – BMA
NHS consultant pay has fallen behind the likes of lawyers, architects and financial advisers over the last 14 years, with pay hikes for these professions growing at six times the rate of...
Read moreProtection Guru adds UnderwriteMe to product sourcing system
Protection Guru is to add UnderwriteMe's platform as a quotation and new business processing option within its research system for protection products. Ian McKenna, founder of Protection Guru, (pictured) said the partnership...
Read moreCaribbean health insurer hit with boardroom upheaval
One of the largest health insurance companies in the Caribbean, the Guardian Group, is facing uncertainty at the top as its long-serving chairman and deputy chairman have been sent on an immediate...
Read moreCross-party health covenant needed to ‘build healthier nation over a generation’
A report led by Lord Filkin, with support from the King's Fund, is calling for a Covenant for Health commanding "resilient" cross-party commitment to "build a healthier nation over a generation, robust...
Read moreSun Life Singapore launches indexed universal life policy for HNW and UHNW
Sun Life Singapore has launched an indexed universal life policy for high net worth (HNW) and ultra high net worth (UHNW) clients in Singapore. The SunBrilliance policy includes lifetime coverage for protection...
Read moreClive Bolton leaves LV= as MD of protection for return to M&G
Clive Bolton, managing director of protection, savings and retirement at LV= is set to become the chief executive officer (CEO) of M&G Life Insurance in September - returning to where he started...
Read moreSoaring long term sick numbers fuelling GIP demand but product pricing ‘all over the place’ – analysis
The business case for group income protection (GIP) has perhaps never been more relevant. The aftershocks of the pandemic are still being felt with the numbers of long term sick at 26...
Read moreFCA updates social media comms guidance for era of financial influencers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is updating its existing guidance on social media and customer communications to better protect consumers in the era of the 'finfluencer' or financial influencer. Announcing the update,...
Read moreGPDQ adds HCB to corporate health services
Specialist primary care provider GPDQ has agreed a partnership with occupational health company HCB Group. The agreement sees GPDQ include occupational health appointments as part of its range of corporate health services...
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