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"It's been fascinating," says Louise Colley of her first and rather hectic nine months as head of retail protection at Zurich Insurance. Colley is one of the insurance industry's most recognisable and...

US customer-owned health insurer Health Care Service Corporation has appointed Kassie Maroney as chief actuary. Maroney, who will lead the  HCSC teams focused on actuarial pricing for products, underwriting and actuarial planning...

Canadian health and life insurer Manulife has launched “Fuel Up Fridays”, a new initiative aimed at supporting the wellbeing of its global team. Starting this Friday (10 September), Manulife will dedicate the...

Cirencester Friendly has partnered with healthcare rm to launch YourHalo for its income protection members. YourHalo ('Your Health and Lifestyle Options'), delivered by health and wellbeing specialist, healthcare rm, will provide Cirencester...

Willis Towers Watson has partnered with Applied Systems Europe to support real-time pricing. Willis Towers Watson’s Radar Live partner programme enables insurers and MGAs to develop their rates, underwriting rules and adjustments,...

In one of the more unusual stories to cross our news desk, Andrew Wilkinson, director at Moneysworth Life Insurance, spoke to Health & Protection about how One Direction's Louis Tomlinson helped get...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against a psychotherapist who incorrectly claimed on her website that she was a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. The Harley...

British Friendly is reintroducing day 1 and week 1 cover for new income protection applications from today (7 September). The move, which the mutual says in response to adviser and customer demand,...

Hexarad has secured a £2.3m funding round to accelerate its growth plans. The teleradiology start-up was founded in 2016 by a group of NHS consultant radiologists who wanted to address the problem...

The government has set a target of treating 30% more elective patients than before the pandemic by 2024/25  through the launch of a new health and social care levy paid for by...