Covid-19

Aviva is returning £81m to its private medical insurance (PMI) customers after claims and treatment were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The payments amount to around six weeks’ worth of premiums for...

The pandemic environment which created the ability for the world to share data from society combined with the power of technology was key to not only helping insurers assess Covid risk but...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased to more than 800,000, according to official figures. Latest Office for National...

UnderwriteMe has removed its question about a recent diagnosis or symptoms of Covid from the customer application process on its protection platform. The firm said the move was in response to its...

Insurers, distributors and other financial services providers have been warned by the industry watchdog to ask themselves if products with Covid exclusions or other significant restrictions offer customers fair value. And the...

There has been another increase in the number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year, according to official data. While the number of...

A flexible approach to where their employees work is paying off for advisers who can see the benefits and drawbacks of homeworking. Research carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and...

The pandemic changed the way health services are delivered - perhaps forever. Insurers have noted increased demand for digital and virtual GP services and have responded in kind by designing or evolving...

Aviva has updated its Covid underwriting approach to no longer ask customers about recent Covid diagnosis or symptoms. The insurer revealed that from today the following question will no longer be included...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased by 99,000 taking the total past three-quarters of a million, according to...