The UK's mortality rate has hit its highest levels during the pandemic since World War Two. The country recorded 120,400 more deaths from all causes than expected from the start of the...
Read moreThe Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is projecting a 21% decrease in the costs of monitoring insurance intermediaries in its latest budget update. The FSCS revealed it expects the cost of monitoring...
Read morePrivate medical insurance (PMI) providers are exploring contingency plans to maintain treatment should private hospital capacity be taken over for NHS work, but do not believe significant numbers of their patients will...
Read moreThe Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has appointed a former director of regulation at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) as a non-executive director. Hugh Savill (pictured) joins having been nominated by...
Read moreNot enough is being done by employers to support the mental health of their staff despite them largely acting on commitments to tackle physical health and wellbeing issues, according to findings from...
Read moreVoting for the Health & Protection Awards 2022 has gone live. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote here to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding in their fields during...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has hiked the fees health and protection insurance advice firms must pay when applying to be regulated for the first time. Health and protection insurance advice firms...
Read moreAdviser firms are generally positive about the coming year with growth, acquisitions, and partnerships high on the agenda. But as firms gear up to grow their businesses, they are also alive to...
Read moreThe Worldwide Broker Network has appointed Shane Carter as global operations manager. Carter (pictured) joins from member firm and property and casualty broker USI where he was national operations leader, select commercial,...
Read moreProtection and health insurer The Exeter has appointed Gordon Greig as strategy and change director. Greig joins from Royal London where he was protection proposition director and will sit on The Exeter's...
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