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Cigna has completed the sale of its life, accident and supplemental benefits businesses in six markets across Asia Pacific to Chubb in a $5.4bn deal. The deal means Cigna's life, accident and...

Spire Healthcare has signed a four year agreement with Bupa to provide services to their UK health insurance customers. The deal runs until to March 2026, with agreed pricing including inflationary mechanisms...

Aviva has criticised members of the critical illness (CI) industry who it says put out a “negative spin” about claims being paid. The insurer noted this was particularly important as the sector...

Almost a quarter of employees with long Covid have experienced declining mental health, according to research from Canada Life. The survey of 2,000 UK adults found 23% of employees with long Covid...

Businesses are reassessing their definition of talent to extend key benefits such as income protection beyond management level. This is according to Matthew Gregson, executive director at Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing,...

CI Expert's system has managed to influence £120bn of insurance decisions since its launch a decade ago, according to director Alan Lakey. Speaking at the critical illness comparison service's 10 birthday party,...

Bankhall and PMS Mortgage Club have launched of a protection referral offering for directly authorised (DA) firms, giving their 10,000 members a choice of referral solutions for their clients. The panel is...

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has appointed Scott Wheway as chairman of its Scottish Widows Group and will leave his position as chairman of Axa UK today. Wheway (pictured) has also been appointed...

Aon has announced a collaboration in the UK with Peppy Health which will see the firms help employers manage women's health in the workplace. Peppy will provide its support service - notably...

New technologies developed to produce Covid vaccines could lead to a cure for heart attacks and a vaccine which offers lifetime protection from HIV, according to a report from Allianz on how...