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Just one in five companies in Scotland offer private medical insurance (PMI), according to a report from Howden Employee Benefits. The report, entitled Employee Benefits and Wellbeing in Scotland, surveyed more than...

Healthcare costs can be around two thirds higher for obese individuals, according to a study by Lane, Clark & Peacock (LCP). The healthcare analytics firm has published a series of real-world evidence...

Insurance provider call service seems to have improved significantly since experiencing a fall-off in quality last year, according to some brokers and advisers approached by Health & Protection.  Last year several providers,...

Ben Jones has been promoted to the role of head of product at ActiveQuote, joining the senior management team with immediate effect.  Jones (pictured centre) joined ActiveQuote on the 2 February 2015,...

The majority of private renters (56%) do not have any form of financial protection, according to a survey by Scottish Widows. The finding is taken from a survey of 4,043 UK adults...

Guardian has bolstered its underwriting team with two hires from AIG Life. Vicky Still and Dee McKellican join Guardian's underwriting operations team as life and health protection underwriter and underwriter respectively. The...

Broadstone has had its near-term, science-based emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI). The SBTI is a corporate climate action organisation that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide...

Axa Health commercial director Fergus Craig is to retire in May 2025 after more than 30 years in the business. Vitality chief commercial director Ali Hasan will replace Craig as commercial director...

The OneFamily Group has appointed Colette Ward as operations manager within its underwriting team. Ward will be charged with driving the organisation’s growth strategy, with a particular focus on enhancing underwriting capabilities....

While age old problems connected to GP reporting and overly complex processes continue to obstruct protection underwriting, one adviser has told Health & Protection he is 'pleasantly surprised' at the speed of...