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Bupa launches trio of DNA tests including medication and early detection checks
Bupa is launching a DNA-based medication test and two DNA health risk detection checks as it expands its suite of My Genomic Health tests. The medication check follows a pilot programme which...
Read moreVitality protection claims paid rises 21% to £142m
Vitality paid £142m in protection claims in 2024 - a 21.4% increase from the £117m in protection claims paid in 2023. Publishing its protection claims statistics for 2024, the insurer revealed it...
Read moreGroup life captive plans welcomed but winning firms from tax havens ‘a challenge’
The inclusion of group life in the government’s captive framework has been welcomed but it is not expected to have a major impact on the industry or country unless further benefits are...
Read moreCancer care in the workplace roundtable: Navigating the evolving employer challenge
Recognising cancer as a long-term, manageable condition, employers are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities in workplace support, as Richard Browne hears. The conversation around cancer in the workplace is undergoing significant...
Read moreCircle Health promotes Manning to CEO
Circle Health Group has promoted Paul Manning to chief executive officer, succeeding interim Karen Prins on 14 July. Prins, the company's former chief operating officer, will leave the business in September. Circle...
Read moreHealix acquires stake in Cignpost Group as Talbot joins board
Healix Health has acquired a stake in Cignpost Group. Healix did not confirm the level of its equity stake or how much it paid for it to Health & Protection, but revealed...
Read moreMunich IPMI Roundtable: Banking on insurance to secure access to care
For IGO, NGO and governmental organisations securing treatment and paying for it is the ultimate goal, hears Owain Thomas. For many commercial organisations or globally mobile populations the ability to access...
Read moreReeves tells FCA to examine how Consumer Duty affects the way ‘businesses interact with businesses’
The chancellor has charged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) with reassessing the impact of its Consumer Duty on financial services and the way "businesses interact with other businesses". Delivering her Mansion House...
Read moreProtection and mortgages may be excluded from 10-year FOS claims long-stop
A 10-year long stop on claims made to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) may exclude most protection products as part of an exemption proposed by HM Treasury (HMT). The consultation proposing the...
Read moreGroup life sector wins inclusion in Treasury’s captive insurance framework
The group life and employee benefits sector has been included in HM Treasury’s (HMT) plans for the new UK captive insurance regime, having been excluded from the original proposals. The first consultation...
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