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Shepherds Friendly adds Alula’s automated underwriting platform to expand coverage
Shepherds Friendly has signed a deal with Alula Technologies to provide its low-code untomated underwriting platform. A key goal of the bespoke integration is to empower Shepherds Friendly to reach a wider...
Read moreUK employee sick leave hits two working weeks per year – CIPD
UK workplace absence rates are significantly outstripping pre- and post-pandemic levels with mental health the driving factor, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Its survey of more than...
Read moreGovernment pumps £338m into helping sick and disabled into work
Government is delivering a further £338m investment into the Connect to Work programme which will deliver localised, tailored support to more than 85,000 people who are sick, disabled or face complex barriers...
Read morePHIN adds typical hospital stay and safety incident data for private patients
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has launched a national-level service showing how private hospital admissions, length of stay and safety incidents vary by patient characteristics, such as age, gender, ethnicity and...
Read moreLifeSearch hires former Aviva CIO to head up tech transformation
LifeSearch has appointed Chris Payne as chief information officer (CIO) to lead the next stage of its technology transformation. Payne (pictured), who brings with him over 28 years of commercial technology experience...
Read moreScottish Widows adds trio to protection distribution team
Scottish Widows has added three people to its protection distribution team. Katie Dennehy (pictured far left) and Heena Sandhu (pictured centre right) join as national business development managers, and Jonathan Hall (pictured...
Read moreFamily Business: ‘I see my daughter grow as a woman and adviser’ – Pam and Nina Brown
Continuing our special mini-series featuring mothers and daughters working across the health and protection sector, Health & Protection speaks to Pam and Nina Brown, owner and protection adviser respectively at Pam Brown...
Read moreIndividual PMI Report: Insurers expect large annual premium increases to continue
The high inflation environment for the UK retail private medical insurance (PMI) market is set to continue for the next couple of years, providers have told Health & Protection. Health & Protection’s...
Read moreMedical inflation ‘undeniably’ biggest challenge in international health – Eline
David Eline, founder of Riviera Expat and Health Compass (pictured), speaks to Health & Protection about leaving the world of banking for a career in the international health sector, why medical inflation...
Read moreInflation driving transparency demands but IPMI becoming alternative to domestic plans – analysis
High medical inflation is causing companies across the globe to seek more bang for their buck from international private medical insurance (IPMI). The desire to expand globally now extends as much to...
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