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Insurers large and small across the health and protection industry are resuming face-to-face meetings with advisers as lockdown measures ease and more people are fully vaccinated. And Zurich has revealed it its...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has closed a Market Drayton hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism after it found people using the service were at sustained risk of harm. CQC...

Eight in 10 Brits say they are worried about having to take time off work due to illness or injury since the start of the pandemic, according to research from MetLife UK....

Healix International appointed Charlie Butcher as CEO in early June, succeeding Mike Webb who remains as chairman. In his first interview, Butcher speaks to Health & Protection about capitalising on opportunities in...

The number of teleconsultations such as virtual GP appointments carried out across the globe is set to increase by 80% over the next four years, according to a report from Juniper Research....

Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners has entered into agreement to acquire life and health insurer American National for $5.1bn. The deal received unanimous approval from American National’s board of directors and will...

Cigna Europe has partnered with medical technology developer Ellipsis Health to launch a voice stress detector which can evaluate stress levels in just 90 seconds. The technology, which is free to use...

Advice firm Succession Wealth has appointed Andrew Barker as director of proposition. In his new role Barker will be responsible for making further enhancements to Succession’s proposition across several key areas including...

Aviva has agreed a five-year extension to its 2017 exclusive distribution agreement with UK estate agency Connells Group, to provide its mortgage and rental customers with protection insurance. The insurer said Connell's...

Chartered insurance broker Aston Lark has acquired Essex Insurance Brokers (EIB). It is the second purchase completed in the last week for the Goldman Sachs-owned business after it acquired commercial and personal...