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WPA has added functionality to its Health app in a bid to improve customer experience. The redesigned app enables customers to track the progress of their claims and communicate with WPA through...

Simplyhealth has unveiled a £60m venture capital fund with an undislosed investment in gynaecological health company Daye. The insurer told Health & Protection it has taken a minority stake in Daye and...

AMI Global Assistance has appointed Juan Peña Núñez as director of global business development. Peña Núñez (pictured) was previously director of insurance and partners for EMEA at Healix where he had spent...

LV= paid out more than £20m in critical illness (CI) claims between January and September 2022. The mutual revealed more than 258 people were supported after they received a life-changing diagnosis, including...

Royal London has adapted its underwriting process for income protection (IP) customers who move to less risky jobs or are seeking to shorten their deferred period. The mutual revealed these customers can...

Bupa Global has appointed Nichola Thomson as general manager of Bupa Global UK and Africa. Thomson (pictured) has held executive positions across marketing, distribution, operations, and transformation with Jelf, Lockton and Zurich....

Zurich Insurance has made further commitments to supporting neurodiversity in the industry and become the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment & Neurodiversity's (GAIN) first industry transformer member. Over the next three years,...

Allianz Partners has promoted Dr Francois-Xavier Duchateau to group chief medical officer (CMO). He will oversee the medical activities of Allianz Partners’ worldwide entities across medical assistance and international health in his...

Bupa UK Insurance has launched a package of propositions for UK corporate customers that look after a range of diverse health needs including women's health, sexual health and neurodiversity. The Inclusive Health...

Health secretary Steve Barclay has been urged to "get a grip" of the growing crisis in the NHS as official data indicates the number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in...