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IPipeline adds Vitality serious illness cover to comparison service
IPipeline has added the Vitality serious illness cover comparison tool to the compare quality service element of its protection quote and apply portal. The move means advisers can compare Vitality’s serious illness...
Read moreSesame Bankhall Group appoints proposition director
Sesame Bankhall Group has appointed Craig Ross to the newly created role of propositions director, to lead expansion of its wealth, protection, later life, and mortgage services to directly authorised firms and...
Read moreCQC rates private hospital inadequate and places in special measures
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated a Shropshire private hospital inadequate and placed it in special measures following an investigation which found people using the service were at risk of harm....
Read moreHalf of term sales unadvised and Royal London increases protection market share
Half of level term assurance policies sold in 2020 were unadvised as the market share for these channels continued to grow, Swiss Re’s Term and Health Watch found. According to the data,...
Read moreAegon UK launches discretionary trust form
Aegon UK has launched a new discretionary trust form aimed at making it quicker and easier for advisers and their clients to place personal protection and whole of life policies in trust....
Read moreLV= extends doctor services to spouses and partners
LV= is extending its doctor services to include spouses and partners of protection policyholders. The services provides policyholders with access to six expert medical services on its app or by calling Square...
Read moreIP hard hit as protection sales dip 1.2% in 2020 – Swiss Re
Individual protection policy sales fell by 1.2% to 2,157,263 in 2020, according to Swiss Re’s latest Term and Health Watch report, the first fall since 2013. The reinsurer’s data, produced in association...
Read moreManagement changes at Healix International see new CEO and chairman appointed
Healix International has appointed current CEO Mike Webb as chairman while commercial director, Charlie Butcher will succeed Webb as CEO. The health and risk management solutions provider confirmed that Webb, who has...
Read moreIndustry sector dictates worker access to health and wellbeing services
The sector people work in appears to dictate whether or not they have access to employer provided health and wellbeing services. Data from Bupa's Workplace Wellbeing Census reveals just 26% of people...
Read moreVitality removes most Covid-related underwriting restrictions
Vitality is removing the majority of the underwriting restrictions that were put in place at the height of the pandemic due to progress made with the UK vaccination programme and a decrease...
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