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HCA Healthcare and Spire Healthcare are among the first private care providers to take part in the Acute Data Alignment Programme bringing together patient data from the NHS with private healthcare. The...

Unisure has entered the UK protection market with the launch of a group life insurance product, with the group CEO saying there were substantial opportunities for uptake. The product is open to...

Lengthening NHS waiting lists, the appeal of digital healthcare and quicker treatment are just some of the reasons the majority of Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) members expect to see...

British Friendly has promoted Simon Owens to chief executive officer to replace Gordon Hull who has chosen to step down. Owens (pictured), whose appointment is subject to necessary regulatory approvals, joined as...

Insurers appear to be sticking to their guns on maintaining the lifting of Covid underwriting restrictions despite prime minister Boris Johnson's delay of the easing of restrictions in England to mid July....

Healthcare International (HCI), an international private medical insurance managing general agent for expats, has been acquired in a management buyout backed by investment firm Prefequity and led by CEO Ian Wood. As...

Asset management group Invalda INVL has signed a deal in principle to acquire Finnish life insurance giant Mandatum Life. Mandatum Life has nearly 30,000 customers across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, with total...

Most employers cite improved staff wellbeing as their top consideration in making homeworking a permanent fixture, according to official data. When asked by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) why they plan...

Sun Life of Canada is updating its underwriting approach to enable more clients aged under 40 to gain quicker access to life insurance. The Canadian insurer revealed its new underwriting process could...

Legal & General is lifting most of its Covid underwriting restrictions and will no longer be asking people if they are self-isolating due to Covid, or if they have had direct contact...