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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Pennsylvania-based Equinox Agency for an undisclosed sum. Equinox is an employee health and benefits consulting firm serving businesses in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Following the acquisition,...

Nuffield Health has hired Karen Prins as chief operating officer for its hospitals from Circle Health Group. Prins (pictured) will leave Circle Health Group where she was interim CEO and before that...

National Friendly has added dental support from Toothfairy for all new members of its Friendly Shield product. Powered by Toothfairy, the health-regulated smart dental app is designed by dentists, and operated in...

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...

The inclusion of group life in the government’s captive framework has been welcomed but it is not expected to have a major impact on the industry or country unless further benefits are...

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...