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Adviser aims to add to Team GB Tokyo gold rush
It has been raining medals for Team GB at this summer's Olympics, with the likes of Adam Peaty, Tom Daley, Matty Lee and Tom Pidcock claiming gold medals at the Tokyo games....
Read moreMental wellbeing at work higher priority than physical health
More people prioritise mental wellbeing than physical health, according to Legal & General Group Protection's Wellbeing at Work Barometer. The SME-based research found mental health was a top wellbeing priority for 61%...
Read moreEmployees choose savings pots over protection insurance
While interest in protection insurance is growing, far more employees opt to protect themselves via an emergency savings pot, according to a report from Close Brothers. The survey, Expecting the unexpected: a...
Read moreCEO apologises after hospice placed in special measures
The CEO of a South Yorkshire hospice has issued an apology after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) placed the service in special measures after it found a number of "significant" issues that...
Read moreFCA continues diversity push with ‘comply or explain’ rules for listed firms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put forward a proposal requiring firms to provide statements detailing whether they have hit diversity targets, and where targets have been missed to explain why. The...
Read moreRoyal London increases cover for parents, children and renters
Royal London has boosted its critical illness cover (CIC) in a bid to improve protection claims outcomes for parents and their children. The changes, effective from tomorrow, mean pay-out for additional cover...
Read moreZurich’s Peter Hamilton appointed disability and access ambassador
Zurich head of market engagement Peter Hamilton has been appointed as disability and access ambassador for the insurance sector. Hamilton is taking over from Johnny Timpson who finished his three-year stint as...
Read moreMental health hospital exits special measures after significant improvements
A Darlington-based mental health hospital has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is to exit special measures. The Priory Hospital Middleton St George (pictured) in Darlington had been...
Read moreOne in 10 Brits taking out PMI to avoid NHS wait times
One in 10 Britons have taken out private medical insurance (PMI) due to increased NHS waiting times even more acute in Northern Ireland where 21% reported taking out PMI. LifeSearch's latest Health...
Read moreGreen shoots and growing schemes as IPMI market ‘in recovery phase’ – Lenihan
Health & Protection spoke to Damian Lenihan (pictured), executive director – Europe at Aetna International, about the global insurer’s experience of the crisis, its plans now and how it sees itself working...
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