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US president Joe Biden is moving against short-term health insurance, referred to as junk insurance, with the aim of boosting the effectiveness of Obamacare. Under new rules, short-term insurance would be for...

The insurance sector needs to ensure it makes use of guidance aimed at rooting out economic abuse. This is according to Johnny Timpson, who spoke to Health & Protection following government's planned...

Aviva has appointed Dr Helen Hartley as associate medical director within its private medical insurance (PMI) clinical team. Hartley (pictured) joins from Bupa where she spent nearly four years as a UK...

The cost of living crisis appears to be weighing more heavily on female employees than their male peers, according to research from Mintago. The financial wellbeing platform surveyed 1,333 UK adults in full...

HCA Healthcare has reported a breach in its cyber security where a list of information on millions of its patients was released online. Nashville-based HCA Healthcare is one of the largest providers...

HCA Healthcare UK has appointed Luke Smith as business development director in its corporate sales team.  In his new role, he will support the organisation's plans for growth and help to build...

Courtney Marsh, the former chief executive of Health Shield, has been appointed chief product, pricing and underwriting officer at BHSF. Marsh (pictured) has taken on the role following a stint as interim...

Guardian has joined the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity (Gain) as corporate member.   Through its membership, Guardian said it “seeks to provide better support to neurodivergent people within its business,...

The Baton of Hope has successfully been dispatched to 10 Downing Street to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. The Baton of Hope, founded by former journalist Mike McCarthy, has...

Flexibility in health benefits may not be coming to the Middle East yet, but there is still plenty of scope for plan innovation, hears Owain Thomas.   With mandatory health insurance now...