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Aviva is launching an AI-powered summarisation tool aimed at speeding up the underwriting process for individual life insurance applications. The tool uses generative AI to analyse and summarise GP medical reports and...

Insurers must be clearer on what is driving medical inflation and what they are doing to ease the burden on customers, Howden UK health and benefits CEO and global practice leader Glenn...

Cignpost Group has appointed Dr Anushka Patchava as chief clinical and innovation officer. Dr Patchava (pictured) joins the firm’s senior leadership team and operational board to oversee clinical strategy and to support...

Circle Health Group has appointed Owen James as chief operating officer.  James (pictured) joins from PortmanDentex where he has filled a number of roles over the past six years, including chief operating...

Insurers have emphasised that healthcare providers such as hospitals and clinics need to be properly held to account for the success of their cancer treatments as costs spiral. They highlighted the importance...

Healix Health has expanded its partnership with Perci Health to offer members full access to its end-to-end cancer support. The Perci Guide digital cancer support service covers prevention and early detection, prehabilitation,...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has released the fifth story in its 7 Stories series focussing on the emotional impact of the role on claims handlers and the concept of “moral...

No individual data should be going into artificial intelligence (AI) open source systems for private medical insurance (PMI) use, former regulator Isabella Macfarlane has warned the industry. Macfarlane, who was lead associate...

Chatbots should not be used at all for supporting mental health solutions, a researcher in artificial intelligence (AI) and technologies has warned. Speaking at the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII)...

L&G’s retail business has appointed Donna Cowell to the newly created role of head of reinsurance, UK protection. As a qualified actuary, Cowell brings almost 25 years of experience in financial services....