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CI sales exceed 480k as one in six IP completions not advised – FCA
Critical illness (CI) sales exceeded 480,000 in 2025 with standalone CI policies accounting for more than one in four, according to data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The regulator’s official product...
Read moreAviva virtual agent won’t tackle complex bereavement or CI claims – Blanc
Aviva’s new virtual agent will not be taking on more complex claims related to bereavement or critical illness, the insurer's CEO has revealed. Dame Amanda Blanc, group CEO of Aviva (pictured), also...
Read moreIMG completes World Nomads takeover
International Medical Group (IMG) has completed the acquisition of World Nomads. The deal improves IMG’s travel insurance distribution capabilities and expands its presence in international markets, which now include the US, the...
Read moreUnitedHealthcare Global exits IPMI in Americas and EMEA with Cigna stepping in
UnitedHealthcare Global (UHG) is exiting the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The move was revealed alongside confirmation that a deal has been...
Read moreSpire posts £11.5m loss amid ‘continued tighter claims authorisation’ from insurer
Spire Healthcare made a £11.5m loss after tax in the six months to the end of June, reversing the £7m profit it reported 12 months earlier. The hospital and clinic operator was...
Read moreFour in 10 homeowners do not have their mortgages protected – MetLife
Two in every five homeowners in the UK do not hold protection insurance to cover their mortgage repayments if they were unable to work, according to MetLife UK. Only a third of...
Read moreIndustry urged to innovate to halt ‘devastating’ effects of economic abuse – analysis
Insurers, advisers and other key partners in the protection insurance sector have been urged to strongly consider and act to avoid products being used for economic abuse. They have also been pressed...
Read moreMelton leaves IMG after five years
Kevin Melton has left International Medical Group (IMG) after five years as global head of international private medical insurance (IPMI). At IMG, Melton (pictured) was responsible for overseeing and expanding the IPMI...
Read moreMarket study ‘massive missed opportunity’ to drive sector wide improvements – Daley
The potential to address claims data, consumer understanding of critical illness and loaded premiums have been rejected in deference of secondary growth objective, says Fairer Finance managing director James Daley. When...
Read moreHalf of employees worked while ill in the past month – YuLife
More than half (54%) of people in the UK have worked while unwell, in pain or struggling with their mental health in the past month, according to YuLife. This was the headline...
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Aviva virtual agent won’t tackle complex bereavement or CI claims – Blanc
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