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Aviva bringing firms with loaded commission ‘back into line’
Aviva has not removed any intermediaries from its panel over the use of loaded premiums but has told firms to bring metrics around these premiums "back into line", the insurer has told...
Read moreHealth Summit: Diversity can enhance firms’ reputation, retention and bottom line
Fostering diverse workforces is not just a nice thing to do as it can have a significant impact on an advice firm's reputation and employee retention rates improving its bottom line, with...
Read moreInsured private healthcare up 19% to start the year – Healthcode
Private healthcare billings for procedures and consultations conducted through insurance were 19% higher at the start of 2023 when compared to the same period of 2022, according todata from Healthcode. The organisation...
Read moreLegal & General adds online physio and wellbeing services to GIP
Legal & General Group Protection has added a range of on demand services to its group income protection (GIP) Virtual Clinic for members and their families. These services include online physiotherapy from...
Read moreAviva pays out £1bn in 2022 with longest IP claim ongoing for 35 years
Aviva has has been paying its longest income protection (IP) claim for more than 35 years. The insurer published the detail as part of its 2022 individual protection claims data which showed...
Read moreThe Exeter sees virtual GP and mental health use rise
The Exeter saw usage of its free member health and wellbeing app grow by 10% in 2022. The protection and health insurer noted remote GP appointments remained the most popular service, accounting...
Read moreHealth Summit: PHIN urges advisers to promote treatment quality data to clients
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) believes insurers are not doing enough to promote its data on healthcare quality from practitioners and hospitals to patients. The body also urged advisers to direct...
Read moreAIG appoints MacLean group protection MD as Lovett retires
Lee Lovett is retiring as managing director (MD) of group protection at AIG Life with Donald MacLean appointed as his successor. Lovett has spent more than 40 years in the financial services...
Read moreHealth Summit: ‘General election triggered record PMI enquiries’
Record NHS wait times have meant clients are now more aware of the importance of their own health and expect to pay more for treatment in future as well. This is according...
Read moreHudson appointed RedArc MD as Husbands moves to commercial director
Sam Hudson has been appointed managing director of RedArc, with Christine Husbands (pictured) becoming commercial director. Hudson assumes his new role alongside his existing position as managing director of Assured Futures, which...
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