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James Murray has been appointed health secretary. The MP for Ealing North and replaces Wes Streeting who stepped down from the position yesterday. Murray had been chief secretary to the Treasury since...

The government's Health Bill has been introduced to the House of Commons after being announced at this week’s King Speech. Among its key elements, the Bill will cement the end of NHS...

Consumer trust in private medical insurance (PMI) has remained broadly stable, wile claims satisfaction has continued its sustained upward trajectory, according to Fairer Finance's latest Trust in PMI Index. The Spring 2026...

Vitality has launched a children's mental health proposition aimed at giving children named as dependents on their parent’s health insurance plan access to prevention and early intervention support.  The insurer has expanded...

Aviva’s new medical insurance sales dropped to £25m in the first quarter, almost a third (31%) lower than the £37m generated during the same period a year earlier. This reflected falling demand...

Wes Streeting has stepped down as health secretary. Streeting, who is widely tipped to run against Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader after a disastrous set of local council election results last...

The deadline is approaching for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. The closing date for entries is 22 May and entries can be submitted on the Awards website....

High net worth individuals moving abroad to escape the tax burden boosting the bottom line for governments across the globe is only likely to continue. But without proper guidance from wealth planners...

The growth potential of the Latin America international private medical insurance (IPMI) market is what excites World of America CEO Lourdes Peters. Speaking at Health & Protection’s Global Mobility and Health Summit...

Legal & General paid around £1.39bn across more than 26,000 retail protection and group protection claims in 2025. On average, L&G paid out £2.7m every day in retail protection claims, averaging 56...