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Covid-19 has moved down the list of top reasons for an income protection (IP) claim, according to Holloway Friendly which paid out 93.4% of new claims in 2022, with £3.78m paid out...

Paradigm Protect, part of Paradigm Mortgage Services - has added friendly society, National Friendly to its insurer panel. National Friendly offers a range of medical, life and protection products. Mike Allison, head...

Tracy Garrad is stepping down as chief executive of Axa Health and will be succeeded in the interim by chief financial officer Matt Vardy, Health & Protection can reveal. The insurer confirmed...

Bupa suffered a £427m loss in 2022, reversing a £423m profit in 2021, driven by a £646m write-down in its UK dental operation as it struggled with workforce recruitment and retention and...

Private healthcare provider HCA Healthcare UK has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Soraya Chamberlain, vice president of corporate sales at HCA Healthcare, (pictured) said:...

Roy McLoughlin has added director of strategic partnerships to his remit at Cavendish Ware. Speaking to Health & Protection McLoughlin said his new role would be in addition to his responsibilities as...

Sandringham Financial Partners has adopted IPipeline's protection sourcing system SolutionBuilder and integrated PreQuo’s services into the cash flow modelling tool CashCalc. The SolutionBuilder portal delivers 50% of all protection quotes in the...

Life insurer Foresters Financial has appointed Matt Berman as president of Foresters Financial US and Canada, taking over the firm's Canadian operation. Previously president of Foresters Financial US, Berman has also served...

Price comparison site Go.Compare has chosen broker Reassured to power its life insurance comparison service online and by telephone. The new service enables customers to compare multiple life insurance policies from a...

International insurance broker Howden has acquired Manchester-headquartered intermediary Reich Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum. Reich serves UK and international clients, has more than 140 employees and is led by Simon Taylor...