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Firms need to tread carefully when it comes to single tie arrangements, according to James Daley, managing director at consumer group Fairer Finance. And they must be prepared to "recommend that customers...

Healix has expanded its cancer screening service with Circle Health Group to include the Skin Analytics diagnostic service. The agreement expands the existing pathway into broader dermatology support, rather than solely skin...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has added Cluda, an AI-powered workspace designed specifically for insurance brokers, as a corporate member. Cluda.ai supports brokers working across employee benefits and health...

Epassi UK has reached an agreement which sees its clients able to buy access to Emerald’s preventive health platform. Emerald is clinician-founded and Care Quality Commission registered, with regulated activities including diagnostic...

Private medical insurance (PMI) and protection complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have increased year-on-year across virtually all major product categories. Income protection saw the largest uplift in terms of number...

Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has appointed Dave Butler (pictured) to the newly created role of head of protection development. Butler (pictured) joins from Legal & General where he...

An overly optimistic outlook is leaving younger consumers exposed to potential financial shocks. This is according to a poll of 2,000 adults from Vitality which indicated a generational divide in how risk...

Allianz Partners has launched a range of international private medical insurance (IPMI) plans for Dubai and Northern Emirates in partnership with Orient Insurance. The Sphera suite of international healthcare plans is designed...

Scottish Widows paid out £219m in protection claims in 2025. This was down from £236.6m in protection claims in 2024 and the £234m paid out in 2023. Over the year Scottish Widows...

Royal London has refreshed its anniversary emails to protection customers. Around one million protection customers will receive the enhanced anniversary emails during 2026. The rollout is already under way for income protection...