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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Paul Brencher, managing director of individual protection at Aviva UK, has been appointed as the new chair of the Association of British Insurers’ Protection Board. Brencher (pictured), who succeeds outgoing chair Dominic Grinstead...