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Starmer resigns as PM with ex-health secretary Streeting backing Burnham
Sir Keir Starmer has resigned as prime minister and leader of the Labour party following several weeks of turmoil. Former mayor of Manchester and newly-elected MP for Makerfield Andy Burnham has confirmed...
Read morePhoto gallery: IPMI Breakfast briefing in pictures
Health & Protection’s IPMI Breakfast Briefing in association with Flywire brought together a dozen leaders from international health insurance providers to delve into the details of technology developments in the sector. Attendees...
Read moreIPMI breakfast briefing: Human loop and ‘AI IQ’ vital to insurer technology use
The human loop is essential to adopting new technologies and insurers will have to understand their employees’ artificial intelligence (AI) IQ when implementing changes, Health & Protection's IPMI breakfast briefing has heard....
Read moreBeagle Street life and CI product details with pricing to reflect ‘individual risk’
Beagle Street has launched its first two protection products into the intermediary market – life insurance and critical illness (CI) plans. Health & Protection has key details of the products - which...
Read moreMedical inflation should be seen as an opportunity to modernise PMI – Nye
Rising medical inflation should be seen as an opportunity to make private medical insurance (PMI) products relevant for modern consumer needs, according to Jenny Nye. The head of proposition for Aviva Health...
Read moreBeagle Street launches into adviser protection market
Beagle Street has formally launched into the advised protection market with its first life insurance and critical illness (CI) products. The launch follows a pilot with a group of intermediaries, whose feedback...
Read moreHalf of GPs support patient treatment choice but barriers affecting delivery – IHPN
Half of GPs support the principle of giving patients a choice of where they receive their NHS treatment, however many report difficulties in the process. This included NHS structures, a lack of...
Read moreIPMI breakfast briefing: Patient reported data could be vital tool for managing costs – Buckle
Patient reported data could be a critical source of information for insurers to improve outcomes and help control costs, the Health & Protection IPMI breakfast briefing in association with Flywire has heard....
Read morePast 24 months has put decades of progress at a tipping point – John Hilson, Axa
John Hilson, COO risk director, Axa UK and Ireland, speaks to Health & Protection about passive engagement with Pride, the importance of inclusive language and why the past two years has put...
Read moreAviva prioritises nurse screenings for underwriting
Aviva is transitioning more than 80% of medical examinations from traditional doctor examinations to nurse-led medical screenings. The insurer said the changes to its non-medical underwriting limits aimed to make the process...
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