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Cura would not be benefitting from the services of one of its top performing advisers were it not for flexible working and the practice has driven the firm to reach a record...

Sales of new individual protection insurance policies climbed 3.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, according to reinsurer Gen Re. It found 531,419 policies were sold over the quarter up 3.6%...

L&G's retail protection business has revamped its adviser platform OLP Connect to enable advisers to update customer payment details and cancel policies on behalf of their clients. Advisers can now fully manage...

Bupa is launching a DNA-based medication test and two DNA health risk detection checks as it expands its suite of My Genomic Health tests. The medication check follows a pilot programme which...

Vitality paid £142m in protection claims in 2024 - a 21.4% increase from the £117m in protection claims paid in 2023. Publishing its protection claims statistics for 2024, the insurer revealed it...

Circle Health Group has promoted Paul Manning to chief executive officer, succeeding interim Karen Prins on 14 July. Prins, the company's former chief operating officer, will leave the business in September. Circle...

Healix Health has acquired a stake in Cignpost Group. Healix did not confirm the level of its equity stake or how much it paid for it to Health & Protection, but revealed...

The chancellor has charged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with reassessing the impact of its Consumer Duty on financial services and the way "businesses interact with other businesses". Delivering her Mansion House...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) is to launch a exit consulting service this month to help advisers looking to sell their business. The new consulting proposition will aim to support directly authorised advice...

The UK's healthcare system operates in an unequal playing field "heavily tilted" towards the private sector with three myths about its support of the NHS being perpetuated by politicians. This is according...