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Whately returns as health minister
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...
Read moreAdvisers and insurers making big changes to improve diversity and inclusion throughout health and protection sector – analysis
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...
Read moreKeep social media posts simple and consistent to generate leads – Edwards
The key to successfully generating leads from customers on social media is simple, consistent messaging, according to Karla Edwards, principal at The Protection Parent. Participating in a panel session for Income Protection...
Read moreCMA threatens private hospitals and doctors not providing patient outcome data
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has threatened to take enforcement action on private hospitals and doctors not supplying data about the quality of care they are providing. The warning was issued...
Read morePMI demand soaring but customers want more add-on and support services – AMII
Demand for private medical insurance (PMI) is soaring among individuals and businesses but customers want more than just their cover, according to Tina Jennings, general secretary of the Association of Medical Insurers...
Read moreBarclay returns as health secretary with Stride leading DWP
Steve Barclay (pictured) is once again health and social care secretary, succeeding Thérèse Coffey who held the role for little more than a month under the disaterous leadership of Liz Truss. Mel...
Read moreYuLife follows up commitment to expand internationally with US launch
YuLife has followed through on its commitment to expand into new markets with a launch into the US. Over the summer the protection and wellbeing platform raised $120m (£104.5m) in a Series...
Read moreOneFamily to complete Beagle Street acquisition by year end
OneFamily has revealed it will be buying life and critical illness insurer Beagle Street by the end of the year. The mutual said the deal will see it expand its product range...
Read moreLV= Financial Services not contacted by Amazon about protection solution for insurance market entry
LV= Financial Services has revealed it has not been contacted by Amazon to partner with it on a protection insurance solution for its newly launched Insurance Store. Allianz-owned LV General Insurance is...
Read moreBig tech firms would bring intermediary competition but data mining could risk customer access to insurance – FCA
Technology firms are most likely to enter the insurance sector as competition for intermediaries but their mining of vast amounts of customer data could limit access for certain customer groups, the Financial...
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