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Dentist exodus leaves NHS care ‘hanging by a thread’
NHS dentistry is “hanging by a thread” with some patients waiting two years for routine check ups, unions have warned. BBC analysis of data from England and Wales shows more than 2,500...
Read moreAdvisers should hit emotional triggers of protection need as incomes squeezed
Advisers should tap into the emotional triggers behind buying life insurance amid the biggest squeeze in the cost of living in 30 years, according to Chris Blackwood, managing director of communications agency...
Read moreLifeWorks expands services into 25 more countries and 20 languages
Wellbeing digital solutions provider LifeWorks has expanded access to CareNow, the Total Wellbeing Index and additional features on the LifeWorks app into 25 more countries and a further 20 languages. Countries benefiting...
Read moreCQC rates Mediscan inadequate, issues warnings and demands improvements
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Mediscan Diagnostic Services Limited inadequate, issued two warning notices and told management further improvements must be made to the quality of services. The rating and...
Read moreCovid concerns pushing IP take-up will remain for long-term
Covid-19 was the main reason for more than half of the UK's income protection (IP) policy purchases last year and it is expected to remain a key force pushing consumer decisions for...
Read moreAE insurance top way to boost LTC funding as social care overhaul rejected
The vast majority of Britons are unhappy with the government’s proposals to fund social care and the most popular solution to the crisis is auto enrolment into an insurance product. This is...
Read moreIPMI providers exploring remote worker products – Aon
Providers are looking into the challenge of designing IPMI products that accommodate workers who wish to spend some of their year in the UK and some of it overseas. Linda Beavis, principal,...
Read moreDentists’ Provident appoints executive director
Income protection provider Dentists’ Provident has appointed Matt Payne to its board as an executive director. Payne (pictured) will take operational oversight of the information systems team in his new role. A...
Read moreAxa Health offers fertility, parenthood and menopause support to large schemes
Axa Health is offering personalised, fertility, early parenthood and menopause support through its large corporate schemes from today. The insurer is will be utilising Peppy’s digital health app. Corporate customers choosing to...
Read moreCost of average funeral falls
The cost of the average funeral has gone down in the UK for the first time since at least 2004. This is according to life insurer SunLife's 2022 Cost of Dying Report...
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