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Cirencester Friendly paid 95.4% of new claims in 2022 with more than £8.5m paid out in total. The income protection (IP) provider revealed it paid 1,348 claims across its portfolio in 2022,...

Pulse Insurance is launching a new health insurance and employee benefits brand - Pulse Clarity. The provider already offers specialist protection plans and group life schemes and is now moving into the...

Allianz Global Benefits (AGB), the employee benefits network of the Allianz Group, has joined Allianz Partners. The firm said the strategic move had been effective from the turn of the year and...

Aviva has partnered with Red Apple Law to offer access to a range of legal services as part of its group life insurance offering. The insurer said the move would make legal...

Securing a quick underwriting decision seems to be increasingly dependent on the insurer advisers are dealing with and how these firms embrace technology. It is clearly becoming more important for insurers to...

Millions of people in the UK have felt forced to go private to fund some of all of their treatment due to waits for NHS treatment, according to an Office for National...

The vast majority of over-55s do not feel their employer offers them appropriate workplace benefits, according to research from Canada Life. The insurer's survey of 2,000 UK adults found just one in...

LifeSearch has launched a digital third party protection solution which can be white labelled by firms as needed. Advised and execution-only options will be available along with guidance routes - which the...

HCA Healthcare-owned London Bridge Hospital has opened a walk-in GP centre. Offering 15-minute, face-to-face GP appointments for £80, the centre is open to anyone aged 18 or older who requires support with...

Medicash has reported a 35% increase in policyholders in a single year - marking what the cash plan provider says is its most successful year in its 150 year history. The firm...