Virtual visits and remote patient monitoring will be the key drivers of the emerging telehealth sector, which is set to attract investors with growth projections of 29.4 per cent a year for...
Read moreThe “health of the nation” has been the focus of the last twelve months of everyone’s lives. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel with the commendable vaccination programme...
Read moreIndividual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly has paid 94 per cent of claims in 2020, 15 per cent of which were for Covid-related conditions. The pay-out rate means the provider has maintained its 10-year...
Read moreLately, it seems we’ve all heard tales of cancer patients not seeking help due to a fear of contracting Covid-19. And the situation isn’t much easier for healthcare providers, who are being...
Read moreHome workers' sense of the pressure of being required to be online and present is soaring, with 54 per cent believing their employer should address the feeling of needing to be present...
Read moreAlleged delayed or missed diagnosis was the reason for the majority of complaints against GPs, with almost all doctors facing a complaint in their career. Figures from the Medical Defence Union (MDU)...
Read moreLV= paid out £6.5m in Covid related claims in 2020. This figure contributed to the insurer paying out a record £118m in individual protection claims over the past year. LV= said it...
Read moreJohn Lappin, one of the most experienced and respected journalists in the financial intermediary publishing sector, is joining Health & Protection as associate editor, as we look to expand the team and...
Read more87%, the mental wellbeing platform founded by former Ladbrokes CEO Richard Glynn and backed by former Bupa CEO Stuart Fletcher and former Punter Southall Health & Protection CEO John Dean, is being...
Read moreInsurers increased their market share in the critical illness market during 2020, according to the latest GlobalData 2020 consumer survey, with brokers maintaining their position and banks losing out. Analysts say this...
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