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CIExpert includes Vitality serious illness plans on comparison service
CIExpert is now including Vitality serious illness plans on its comparison service for the first time. CIExpert director Alan Lakey (pictured) noted the move was in response to adviser feedback and followed...
Read more‘RedArc has taught me about the value of personal support and human empathy’ – Husbands
As RedArc celebrates 25 years since it first launched, managing director Christine Husbands speaks to Health & Protection about starting out as the support service's finance director, the firm's role in value...
Read moreZurich individual and group protection sales up 20%
Zurich UK has seen its individual and group protection new business rise by 20% in 2022 while profit for the division rose by almost 80%. According to its latest results, Zurich’s life...
Read moreTaurog: Vitality eyeing top three IP spot and further life and PMI integration
Vitality is aiming to be a top three player in the income protection (IP) market following the relaunch of its protection offering, VitalityLife managing director Justin Taurog told Health & Protection. Taurog...
Read more‘No one should face a barrier to accessing financial services’ – ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said no-one should face a barrier to accessing financial services and highlighted the importance of clear communication and transparency from insurers. The ABI issued the...
Read moreNHS waiting list remains at 7.2m as IFS warns about year of stagnation
The number of patients waiting for treatment through NHS England remained at 7.2 million at the end of December, according to latest data. The figure was published a day after the Institute...
Read moreVitality overhauls protection offering including PMI for IP rehab
Vitality has today announced a major overhaul of its individual protection offering including a range of changes to its income protection (IP) and serious illness cover. This includes introducing private medical insurance...
Read moreMetLife UK extends virtual GP access to all individual protection customers
MetLife UK is extending access to its GP24 service to all individual protection policyholders including its 350,000 existing customers for no extra cost. The insurer said it was a first for non-underwritten...
Read moreIP policyholder with ME lost home after claim declined for mental health – MMHPI
An income protection (IP) policyholder was left homeless after a claim was declined due to their mental illness, the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) has told Health & Protection. The...
Read moreBereavement benefits for parents available to unmarried couples
Cohabiting parents with dependent children who need support following the death of their partner can apply for bereavement benefits from 9 February, the government has confirmed. The change allows for backdating of...
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