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A key component of Zurich's new optional, paid-for add-on service for its individual protection products was influenced by a personal experience very close to home, according to the insurer's head of proposition...

Aviva has expanded the children’s benefit on its group critical illness policy with the addition of four new child-specific conditions.  The conditions are: Down's syndrome, Edwards syndrome, Osteogenesis imperfecta and Patau syndrome. ...

OneFamily has added its Over 50s life cover protection cover to Iress’s The Exchange platform. Warren O’Connell, head of business development, sourcing at Iress, said: “We’re delighted to welcome OneFamily onto our...

Lifepoint Healthcare has appointed Lianne Harrington as senior healthcare adviser. Harrington (pictured) joins from Ascend Healthcare where she was director of healthcare. She has been succeeded by Kristian Breeze in this role....

The Labour Party has committed to meeting the Conservatives New Hospital Programme which promises 40 new hospitals by 2030. This includes the rebuilding of four hospitals in London should the party form...

AIG Life paid out a record £394m in protection insurance claims and 95% of all individual protection claims in 2023. The UK life insurance firm, now part of Aviva Group, provided support...

Confidence is subdued but growing among advisers about protection sales growth this year, according to research from IPipeline. Data from Gen Re data in May showed some 50,000 fewer protection policies were...

Global reinsurer PartnerRe has joined group risk industry body Grid. PartnerRe is a global reinsurance company with more than $10bn in total capital offering group reinsurance solutions to the UK and Irish...

Royal London has introduced a leading income replacement guarantee enabling customers to claim up to £1,750 every month, rising to £3,500 for doctors and surgeons in a move aimed at helping to...

Nearly 900,000 admissions were made to private hospitals in the UK in 2023, according to data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The data collected from more than 600 private hospitals...