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The cost of the average insurance scam hit a record of more than £12,000 in 2021 as more than £1bn in fake claims were caught, according to data from the Association of...

Ramsay Health Care said demand from private patients was continuing to grow in the UK as it narrowed its loss in the second half of the year after the failed Spire Healthcare...

Soaring energy cost and inflation further the case for cash plans and comprehensive employee assistance programmes, according to Marcia Reid, non-executive director at Sherwood Healthcare. Earlier today regulator Ofgem announced its new...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Louisiana-based insurance and benefits specialist Watkins Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2008, Watkins Group offers employee benefit solutions as well...

Insurance marketing organisation (IMO) Family First Life has partnered with field marketing organisation (FMO) life insurance company Ethos. Family First Life said with the partnership in place it expected to reach its...

GeoBlue is appointing Simon Jackson as chief growth officer to lead the organisation's sales, client management, and sales effectiveness teams. Jackson (pictured) has more than 20 years’ experience in health and global...

The UK is facing a "ticking time bomb" as new data points to a significant decline in the number of adult patients being seen by NHS dentists year-on-year and a rise in...

Robo-advice is the top target of firms aiming to disrupt the financial services industry through the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Innovation Pathway, the regulator has revealed. The subject topped the list of...

Income protection (IP) is the most desired group risk or healthcare benefit for employers but it is also one of the least commonly provided in schemes, according to research. In contrast more...

A serial fraudster who used the identities of his partner, family and colleagues to make 15 fake travel insurance claims worth more than £75,000 has been jailed for 16 months. Joshua Moorcroft...