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There is 'unprecedented opportunity' for life insurers across the globe, as three-in-four consumers are interested in innovative life insurance offerings to help them age well - but insurers lack the product development...

Almost all countries in the Middle East will see medical plan costs increase next year at a rate lower than the global average, with Jordan the lowest of all, according to statistics...

Broadway Insurance Brokers has appointed Emma Wood as director of healthcare. Wood (pictured) joins from Reich Insurance Group where she was deputy head of department and before that healthcare account handler. Prior...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has attracted an undisclosed sum in financial sponsorship from Panacea Adviser. The UK fintech joins CIExpert, IPipeline, Iress, NMG Consulting, Protection Guru, Square Health and UnderwriteMe as...

While the vast majority of employers think they would do well in supporting employees going through menopause, a very small minority of staff actually turn to their employer for such support. This...

Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) is buying advice firm Healthcover as it targets a greater presence and opportunity in the international private medical insurance (PMI) market. PCH said it has completed the acquisition...

Medical plan costs around the globe are set to increase at a faster rate in 2024 than 2023, with the UK set to have one of the highest rates of increase in...

SimplyBiz has appointed HSBC Life to its SimplyProtect range of provider partners. It joins Aviva, Zurich, Guardian, Legal & General, LV=, Royal London, Scottish Widows, The Exeter, Vitality and AIG on the...

CIExpert is integrating its critical illness cover (CIC) comparison service and Insight Zone with UnderwriteMe’s protection platform to streamline the process for advisers’ protection sales.  The partnership aims to ensure that advisers are...

Amelie Dionne-Charest, co-founder and managing director of Alea Insurance, a Hong Kong-based broker, speaks to Health & Protection about how she started her company from ground zero in a foreign city, never being afraid to ask...