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Compulsory private medical insurance would be a “hard sell”, according to political strategist Alastair Campbell. Auto enrolment for pensions was first introduced in the Pensions Act 2008 by the then Labour government....

An estimated 56,000 people were added to NHS waiting lists in England during July. According to official data, the number of referral to treatment (RTT) pathways where a patient was waiting to...

Understanding the signals of deteriorating mental health and interrupting poor patterns could boost productivity and prove the difference between whether an SME thrives or is faced with being wound up. This is...

A third of customers who talk about protection fail to follow through on taking out a policy, according to Emma Morris, engagement manager at NMG Consulting (pictured), Morris warned the sector should not...

More than one in five (22%) UK adults have required urgent medical attention after ignoring early symptoms, against the backdrop of continued cost-of-living crisis forcing many to put their health on hold. ...

More than half (57%) of parents with a child under the age of 18 have experienced at least one work, childcare or financial issue related to their child becoming ill or sustaining...

ACE Gallagher has acquired Kuwait-based broker United Partners Insurance Brokers. Gallagher is the strategic partner of ACE in the Middle East and North Africa.   ACE Gallagher maintained the acquisition strengthens its...

HealthHero has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Brandon Collins, commercial director at HealthHero, (pictured) said: “As Europe's largest digital clinic, we know that mental...

Teladoc Health UK has appointed Steve Brown as commercial director. Brown (pictured) joins following eleven-and-a-half years at Unum, where he was most recently key account director, working closely with employers and advisers...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) work to improve consumer understanding of insurance is to be welcomed, but there are no quick fixes to the problem. This is according to advisers Health &...