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Advisers should be passionate about income protection to properly engage customers. But they should also resist talking down to customers and bamboozling them with jargon or seeing the benefit as purely a...

In the wake of recent devastating ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector, it’s more important than ever that companies within the life insurance industry ensure their cyber security is robust and constantly...

Bluezone which has specialised in life cover for people with type 2 diabetes, is expanding to other conditions while it rebrands to a new name.  The insurer is rebranding to Blueberry Life...

The Labour government review of the Conservatives’ New Hospital Programme will present a "full range of options" for the project, despite it previously committing to honouring the scheme. In total, the feasibility...

Consumer Duty rules require advisers to recognise not just vulnerable customers, but potential circumstances that could put clients in a vulnerable position such as a divorce or inheriting a large sum of...

A lack of job security and increased knowledge gained from social media is behind ever growing numbers of younger people buying income protection (IP). But advisers would do well to ensure these...

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...