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Shepherds Friendly has appointed Oliver Laird as non-executive director. Laird's career experience includes chief financial officer at Lookers, and First Direct Bank, director of central finance at Lloyds Banking Group, and finance...

Health insurance is the most valued benefit for all employees bar Baby Boomers. This is according to Aon's 2025 Employee Sentiment Study which surveyed more than 9,000 employed professionals, aged 18-64, across...

UAE-based Nabta Health has appointed Iain McMillan as non-executive chairman.   Nabta Health is primarily a women's health clinic with locations in the UAE, offering a range of services such as gynaecological...

Gaining access to patient data is one of the biggest bugbears for health insurers across the globe. Where providers can access this data, customers can benefit from smoother underwriting processes and cheaper...

Iress posted a $226.2m increase in profits in 2024, reversing a loss from 2023, according to its full year results. The results show that the firm delivered statutory net profit after tax...

MetLife UK is on the hunt for a new head of underwriting after promoting Lauren Wheadon to transformation and growth initiatives lead. Wheadon has spent a decade at MetLife with the vast...

NHS England is to roll out 700,000 additional urgent appointments, health minister Stephen Kinnock has announced. Kinnock said the Labour government was delivering on it's election manifesto pledge as NHS England has...

It has been positive to see an overall increased awareness of the benefits of income protection (IP), with an upward trend in sales in recent years. However, I have been reflecting on...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the mortgage, protection and financial planning network, has welcomed a number of new advisers over the last quarter. The network confirmed that all of these intermediaries were active...

HM Revenue & Customs' Insurance Premium Tax take stood at £853m in January 2025, bringing the 10-month total for the 2024/25 financial year to a record £7.6bn. According to this morning’s HMRC...