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UK medical insurance inflation nears 9% and global increases are ‘unsustainable’
The cost of private medical insurance inflation in the UK is set to outstrip the European average and increase by almost 9% in the next year. According to the survey of 257...
Read moreParadigm Protect adds Cirencester Friendly to panel
Paradigm Protect has added Cirencester Friendly’s range of income protection (IP) products to its panel. Member firms can now access the mutual’s individual IP products including My Earnings Protected and Income Assured...
Read more‘I did not give anyone the power to determine when or where I could be myself’ – Cowie
To mark National Coming Out Day this week, Health & Protection caught up with Marianne Cowie, strategic execution manager at Zurich. She spoke to us about not considering a negative response to...
Read moreUK Health & Protection Awards: Ian Smart recognised for outstanding contribution
Ian Smart has been recognised with the Outstanding Contribution Award at the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022. Smart was nominated for his long-term commitment and dedication to growing and supporting the...
Read moreThe UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 Winners
The winners of the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 have been announced at a glittering ceremony at the London Hilton Park Lane. More than 700 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered...
Read moreCirencester Friendly appoints Waddington as distribution director
Cirencester Friendly has appointed Alan Waddington as director of distribution. He succeeds Andy Peters from 5 December. Peters has held the role of interim director of distribution since November last year. Peters...
Read moreWPA extends LifeStage Health to SMEs
WPA has added LifeStage Health to its SME product Precision Corporate Healthcare. Following a successful rollout to the large corporate market it will now be made available to companies with 10 or...
Read moreBrave Health eyes expansion following $40m funding round
US virtual mental health platform Brave Health has announced a $40m (£36.1m) Series C funding round led by Town Hall Ventures. It said this most recent funding will support continued expansion into...
Read moreCIPD calls on government to replace Fit for Work Service as workplace OH limited
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has called on government to develop a replacement for its Fit for Work Service as hundreds of thousands of adults become economically inactive and...
Read moreParadigm Protect moves into PMI distribution
Mortgage and protection network Paradigm Protect is moving into private medical insurance (PMI) distribution. The firm revealed it is extending its provider panel to include PMI with initial access to three providers...
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