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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has launched a consultation on making amalgamations and transfers of friendly societies easier to complete. The regulator wants to improve the clarity and accessibility of Part VIII...

In an international private medical insurance (IPMI) market that is becoming increasingly heated with premium rises it is increasingly evident that being able to take calm, considered action will be needed to...

Dame Diana Johnson (pictured) has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Health and Social Care. The MP for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham was previously minister of state...

Vitality has announced the full launch of personalised step targets, through Vitality AI, aimed at improving the health of low-activity members. The new personalised steps programme uses data and science to tailor...

While high-income countries experience the widest morbidity gaps, reflecting gains in lifespan, this is not being matched by gains in healthy years of life. This is according to a study, published in...

Legal & General has told Health & Protection it remains committed to the group critical illness (CI) market despite telling an adviser it was temporarily halting all quoting "as company" for the...

Enhancing affordability, outcomes and experience through value-based healthcare (VBHC) is possible, despite the complexity and barriers. It has been 20 years since Michael Porter and Elizabeth Teisberg’s 2006 book Redefining Health Care...

Advisers have called for continuity in maintaining government initiatives such as Keep Britain Working and the Milburn Review tackling youth labour market inactivity following Yvette Cooper’s appointment as health secretary. Cooper is...

Protection buys breathing space, so saving does not switch off.   ‘We’re on track for retirement, right?’   How many times do your clients ask you that question? You can build a solid...

Andy Burnham has wasted no time making room for his new cabinet after becoming the UK’s new prime minister today. The big news is that Rachel Reeves (pictured), David Lammy and Steve...