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Aviva has reported an 18% increase in health and protection new business in 2022 to £221m, from £188m in 2021. The insurer said this had been spread across its individual and group...

The number of people waiting for treatment through the NHS in England increased slightly to 7.21 million at the end of January, the highest number recorded by the service. Around 13,000 more...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has joined the chorus of calls on government to cut the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on health insurance in next week's Budget. The call...

Legal & General expects the UK retail protection market to be hit by a softer housing market and cost of living crisis concerns - continuing its bearish outlook for the sector. The...

Advisers are being told to target their conversations at women as consumer research shows they have a bigger impact on household finances. Most notably, among those surveyed who are cohabiting, married or...

The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) has added Säkra, EBM, Protec and Horsell Duffy Langley (HDL) as members. WBN has also welcomed International Medical Group (IMG) and Sompo International as new sponsors, and...

The key to creating income protection (IP) products for sickle cell sufferers may lie with learnings from similar solutions for people living with HIV. However, this will not be possible unless the...

A raft of upgrades have been made to the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) - the firm's vulnerability tool for advisers. MARS now allows users to book an appointment in real time for...

Government does not appear to share the same concern about the increased risk of a life insurance firm collapsing due to its Solvency II reforms as the Bank of England does, according...

Protection Guru Pro has introduced additional functionality enabling advisers to review their clients' existing critical illness policy against the range of alternative contracts using expert medical opinions. The service provides an analysis...