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Doctors have accused insurers of putting a chokehold on the private healthcare market and paying less than they were in twenty years ago for conducting certain procedures. The Independent Doctors Federation said...

Bupa Insurance CEO Alex Perry said the insurer is not seeing “widespread challenges” with securing consultants and anaesthetists to conduct procedures due to the fees it is paying. However, Aviva Health procurement...

An insurer argued in court that providing clarity of cover for policyholders was anti-competitive, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. The tactic was revealed by FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi (pictured) who...

Regulation is required to address the "increasingly poor" standards of governance and trusteeship at many UK healthcare trusts, according to Halcyon Trustees. The call for regulation follows a warning from founders John...

Advice firm Velvet Mortgage and Insure Services is going into schools and universities to educate young people about finances and careers in the sector. Joanna Streames, the firm's managing director, discussed how...

April International is partnering with local insurer Salama to offer its international private medical insurance (IPMI) products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the insurer’s first move into the Middle...

The self-confessed 'Metallica of mortgages' has vowed to focus on providing protection advice in future and pledged to talk in 'people language'. Rhys Schofield, managing director of Peak Money, (pictured) revealed he...

Aviva has pledged £9m to debt advice charities Citizens Advice and the Money Advice Trust as small businesses start feeling financial pain. Through its partnership the insurer is pledging £7m and £2m...

Helen Whately has returned to the Department for Health and Social Care as a health minister. Whately (pictured) was appointed minister for care just before the pandemic in February 2020 and left...

Hybrid working, anonymised CVs and an increased focus on social mobility are just some of the ways the health and protection sector is making inroads to creating a more diverse financial services...