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Tributes as ‘founding father’ of Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries passes away
Tributes are being made to Bill Poynton, one of the “founding fathers” of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII), who has passed away. Leading the tributes, Michael Payne, general secretary of...
Read moreLV= ends mutual status with £530m sell-off to private equity
LV= is giving up its mutual status and is selling its savings & retirement and protection businesses to Bain Capital, the private equity firm, for £530m. The deal follows the sale, for...
Read moreCanada Life CEO Doug Brown to take on chief exec role at Aviva’s UK & Ireland Life business
Aviva has appointed Doug Brown, the current CEO of Canada Life, as CEO of its UK & Ireland Life Insurance business. Brown succeeds Angela Darlington who has decided to ‘move away from...
Read morePrivate hospitals back to full strength after pandemic hiatus
Fears that the coronavirus pandemic has ‘closed down’ large parts of the private healthcare sector have been put to bed, as new figures show insured activity bouncing back to normal levels. Insured...
Read moreIPipeline aims to speed up protection underwriting decisions with launch of new self-serve tool
IPipeline, the digital solutions and services provider for the protection industry, has launched a new online self-serve tool designed to allow advisers to receive an indicative underwriting decision for their clients before...
Read moreAPRIL International revamps Hong Kong range
International private medical insurance (iPMI) specialist APRIL International Care has introduced a number of changes to its MyHEALTH Hong Kong range, in particular to its “Elite” module. The changes - which are...
Read moreAegon becomes fifth IP provider to join UnderwriteMe platform
A fifth income protection (IP) provider has now gone live on the UnderwriteMe Protection Platform. Advisers can now access quotes for Aegon’s personal IP product on the platform, which provides automated and...
Read moreDental health crisis looms as patient numbers plummet due to pandemic
The shocking impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on people’s dental health is emerging as dentists say they have seen a 78% drop in patient activity during the crisis. There are...
Read moreTreatment funding scheme launched by specialist cancer care provider
The company behind a network of specialist healthcare centres across the UK has launched a medical expenses plan for businesses, families and individuals that focuses exclusively on cancer. Rutherford Direct is a...
Read moreHealthHero acquires DoctorLink as it expands across Europe
Digital telehealth services provider HealthHero has completed the acquisition of Doctorlink, the London-based healthtech & medtech solutions Provider The deal means that HealthHero is now believed to be Europe’s largest telehealth company,...
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