Despite 50% of cancer cases being preventable, employers are struggling to align their workplace cancer strategies with the crucial need for prevention and early detection, Richard Browne hears. With around 50%...
Read moreThe group risk industry has warmly welcomed confirmation that death in service benefits will not be brought under the scope of inheritance tax (IHT) liabilities. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) also confirmed...
Read moreVast swathes of the population still do not think protection cover is for them, this perception persists particularly among the young, renters, mothers and carers and even some areas of the business...
Read moreFor IGO, NGO and governmental organisations securing treatment and paying for it is the ultimate goal, hears Owain Thomas. For many commercial organisations or globally mobile populations the ability to access...
Read moreA 10-year long stop on claims made to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) may exclude most protection products as part of an exemption proposed by HM Treasury (HMT). The consultation proposing the...
Read moreThe UK's healthcare system operates in an unequal playing field "heavily tilted" towards the private sector with three myths about its support of the NHS being perpetuated by politicians. This is according...
Read moreKate Garraway's late husband's Derek's last email was to sort out his income protection. But the cover was never finalised as he was one of the many millions who would fall victim...
Read moreChesnara plc has today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire HSBC Life (UK) Ltd for £260m. Completion is expected in early 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals. The...
Read moreAs cancer survival rates continue to improve, workplaces are re-evaluating how they support employees living with and beyond the disease. The sheer scale of cancer's presence in society, however, remains undeniable. MacMillan...
Read moreDeclan Maggs, protection specialist at London & Country, speaks to Health & Protection about how his brother-in-law inspired his move into protection, navigating the challenge of cancelled policies and why drinking Red...
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