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Vitality has hired Dr Rishi Patel as clinical operations director from Bupa where he was head of health services proposition. Patel (pictured) joined the leadership team within the health insurance business for...

High medical inflation is the biggest driver of benefits costs across the world and many employers are planning to renegotiate insurance contracts, according to Aon's 2025 Global Benefits Trends Study. The study...

Royal London almost trebled its new protection sales in the first half of the year thanks to soaring interest in high-net-worth and inheritance tax-related products. The mutual also highlighted a "buoyant" protection...

Bupa saw significant growth in membership numbers, revenue and profits across the group in the first half of 2025, but UK profitability slipped as higher claims, adviser commission and investment took hold....

Since introducing beneficiary nomination on its real life product in March The Exeter has seen six in 10 (60%) single life policies including a nominated beneficiary. It added a further 10% of...

Axa Health has hired Jordan Ayrey as SME distribution director from Bupa where he was head of consumer intermediary. He will join Axa Health in November and will lead SME distribution, driving...

The most common service occupational health providers deliver typically costs as much as £200 per employee and can often cost much more, according to government research. The data from the Department for...

Removing the VAT exemption on private healthcare would be "madness" adding to the tax burden on employers and causing individuals and UK plc alike to think long and hard about whether they...

Aon Cayman has appointed Geoff Thompson as vice president, employee benefits, with Thompson moving to the Caribbean after leaving Vitality. Thompson (pictured centre picking up a Health & Protection Award in 2021...

Legal & General's group protection new business fell more than 10% driving a 3.5% drop in its overall protection sales for the first six months of 2025. The insurer’s retail protection sales...