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Just two in five businesses are considering strengthening their mental health support programmes and making it a strategic priority in future despite soaring absences. This is according to a Barnett Waddingham-commissioned Censuswide...

Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) has recommended that health insurance providers in Singapore adopt flexible international medical plans (IMPs) to provide comprehensive cover that can be tailored to suit their specific requirements in...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to drive insurance fraud as the number of dodgy claims is on the rise, according to a survey of claims handlers. One in five (19%) of...

Labour's drive "from sickness to prevention" should include a cut to insurance premium tax (IPT) to meet surging demand for "timely and preventative" complementary healthcare provided by the private sector. This is...

Janet Lawe, financial adviser at Lawe Insurance Brokers in Kingston, Jamaica speaks to Health & Protection about how she got involved in international health insurance, the influence of her husband and manager...

FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi has warned that using artificial intelligence (AI) for insurance could leave some customers uninsurable or potentially result in discrimination. Rathi (pictured) agreed that AI could benefit many...

Livi has launched an instant access GP service supporting small to medium sized enterprises (SME) with access to routine doctor’s appointments. This latest employee health program offers access to on-demand video GP...

Insurers and advisers need to be clearer on the limits of income protection (IP) in covering customers when they fall out of work due to stress. This is according to Alan Knowles,...

Global artificial intelligence (AI) health assessment and care navigation company Ada Health has agreed a three-year extension to its partnership with digital health firm Santéclair. The renewal has ensured continued access to...

Instanda, a provider of SaaS (software as a service) platform technology for insurance, has integrated its life offering with Swiss Re’s automated underwriting platform, Magnum. The firms say the combination and integration...