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Why Truss’ mini budget focussed renters’ minds on the need for income protection – analysis
The ongoing cost of living crisis has taken its toll on the mortgage market. The number of people who have no money left over at the end of the month has increased...
Read moreBlended families twice as likely to have protection cover – Legal & General
Those in blended families are a quarter (26%) more likely to have taken out protection insurance when they remarried and reevaluated their finances, according to research from Legal & General. A survey...
Read moreGroup risk industry pays out record £2.49bn in claims – Grid
The UK group risk industry paid out a record £2.49bn in claims in 2023, equal to £6.82m a day, according to data released by trade body Group Risk Development (Grid). That represented...
Read moreExclusive: Aviva pulls AIG expat cover including pipeline cases immediately
Aviva is withdrawing AIG's entire expatriate cover product including all pipeline applications with immediate effect, Health & Protection can reveal. Health & Protection understands Aviva took the decision to close the product...
Read moreBupa opens five health centres within MyHealthcare sites
Bupa Health Clinics is opening five new health centres within private medical and dental provider MyHealthcare sites. The centres, based in Balham, Swiss Cottage and Chiswick in London, Edgbaston in Birmingham and...
Read moreRoyal London pays record £731m in protection claims
Royal London paid 99% of all protection claims in 2023, paying out over 77,000 protection claims, totalling a record total of £731m, representing £100m more than 2022. This is according to the...
Read moreFluent Money appoints director of mortgages and protection
Fluent Money has appointed Martin Baker as director of mortgages and protection in a newly created role. Joining the business on 8 July, Baker joins the financial solutions provider having held roles...
Read morePCH wraps up three acquisitions in three months
Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) has completed its third acquisition in three months. In March, the firm acquired 100% of the share capital of Midlands-based intermediary Central Healthcare Ltd. This was followed in...
Read moreMore than 40,000 fewer protection policies sold at start of year – Gen Re
More than 40,000 fewer protection policies were sold in Q1 2024 than in the corresponding quarter of 2023, according to Gen Re. The reinsurer’s Protection Pulse update for the first quarter of...
Read moreAI helpful for IPMI but some customers still want a real person over a machine
While artificial intelligence (AI) is being put to use in fielding out of hours calls and performing back office operations, international private medical insurance advisers need to be mindful of customers who...
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Aviva virtual agent won’t tackle complex bereavement or CI claims – Blanc
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UnitedHealthcare Global exits IPMI in Americas and EMEA with Cigna stepping in
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Woodley becomes head of healthcare development at The Exeter as Page takes over distribution
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Is AI an adviser’s friend or foe? analysis
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Advisers may need to justify why trust or beneficiary nomination not used – Wheatcroft
