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British Friendly has reported a 52% year-on-year increase in the amount it paid out in income protection (IP) claims in 2020, equivalent to £5.6m paid to over 1,300 members. The mutual revealed...

Axa Health has appointed Sarah Hughes as head of strategic clients. Hughes (pictured) joins from Aviva where she had spent more than six years as key accounts national sales manager. She will...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated a Maidenhead-based independent ambulance service as inadequate and imposed conditions on the registration of the service to keep people safe. Cookham-based LSA House has also...

A mortgage and property finance collective has announced it is set to launch a new bank next month supporting the whole financial services industry. The bank, whose name will be revealed on...

Legal & General paid a total of £323m in group protection claims in 2020, up more than 5% on 2019. The insurer revealed its rehabilitation and early intervention services through its group...

US non profit organisation Fair Health has launched a free mobile app aimed at arming university students with the skills to make informed health insurance choices. Colleges and universities can use the...

Employee benefits and services provider Personal Group Holdings has appointed Liam McGrath as chief operating officer. McGrath has held COO and senior operations roles at private and public companies within the financial,...

The Lloyd's Council has approved the Medical Protection Society's (MPS) transition to a full syndicate allowing MPS to continue providing malpractice insurance at a larger scale. MPS, a mutual organisation established in...

Protection advice firm LifeSearch has emphasised the importance of embedding staff wellbeing into the culture of an organisation. Research published yesterday drew a link between working excessive hours and increased chances of...

Handl Group has signed an exclusive deal to provide Limbic's psychological therapy service as a bespoke offering for the business-to-business market. The partnership means the AI-based mental healthcare services platform will be...