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Doctor Care Anywhere turns to former CFO as second interim CEO in six months
Doctor Care Anywhere Group has appointed its second interim CEO in the space of six months. In a statement the healthcare provider revealed it is welcoming back former chief financial officer Ben...
Read moreBest Health Insurance Adviser profile Paul Bridges: ‘Advisers have a role in supporting businesses and doing the best for employees’
Continuing our series of profiles with Health & Protection Awards 2022 winners, Towergate Health & Protection principal health and wellbeing consultant Paul Bridges explains how employers are taking a wider look at...
Read moreLinking reward outcomes could support ESG strategy delivery – FCA
Effective credible environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies implemented by financial services firms could potentially be linked to remuneration, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted. It also expects firms to account...
Read morePMI take-up doubles in a year as more than one in five pay for cover
The share of UK adults using private medical insurance (PMI) has nearly doubled in the past year as waits for NHS treatment remain at record levels. Almost one in four adults are...
Read moreCIExpert includes Vitality serious illness plans on comparison service
CIExpert is now including Vitality serious illness plans on its comparison service for the first time. CIExpert director Alan Lakey (pictured) noted the move was in response to adviser feedback and followed...
Read more‘RedArc has taught me about the value of personal support and human empathy’ – Husbands
As RedArc celebrates 25 years since it first launched, managing director Christine Husbands speaks to Health & Protection about starting out as the support service's finance director, the firm's role in value...
Read moreZurich individual and group protection sales up 20%
Zurich UK has seen its individual and group protection new business rise by 20% in 2022 while profit for the division rose by almost 80%. According to its latest results, Zurich’s life...
Read moreTaurog: Vitality eyeing top three IP spot and further life and PMI integration
Vitality is aiming to be a top three player in the income protection (IP) market following the relaunch of its protection offering, VitalityLife managing director Justin Taurog told Health & Protection. Taurog...
Read moreVitality overhauls protection offering including PMI for IP rehab
Vitality has today announced a major overhaul of its individual protection offering including a range of changes to its income protection (IP) and serious illness cover. This includes introducing private medical insurance...
Read moreTwo-thirds of over-50s struggling with rising cost of insurance
Britons aged over 50 are struggling with the rising cost of insurance with nearly two-thirds (63%) worried about how much they are paying in premiums, according to research from Scottish Friendly. The...
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