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Start-up advice firm Alltoogether eyes funding round and expansion – exclusive
Start-up health and protection advice firm Alltoogether is imminently launching a fundraising round to begin its growth and expansion plans with an aim to more than double its current team. Founder Zak...
Read moreBluezone partners with Inuvi as blood testing provider for T2 diabetes life cover
Bluezone has selected Inuvi as its health testing provider for the launch of its life insurance cover for people with Type 2 diabetes. The health data company will provide finger-prick blood testing...
Read moreHealth resilience up but mortality protection gap reaches record high – Swiss Re
Health resilience improved globally in 2022, with 78% of protection needs covered by insurance – an increase from 77.5% in 2021, according to Swiss Re. However, mortality protection fell widening the gap...
Read moreIPT collections up £100m in first two months of tax year
The Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) collected by HM Treasury increased by around £100m to £1.8bn for the first two months of the tax year, according to consultancy OAC. The figure is a...
Read moreIt hasn’t all been plain sailing facing attitudes rarely directed at heterosexual couples – Keene
Vicky Keene, vice president at Lockton and chairwoman of Lockton's Pride Committee, speaks to Health & Protection about coming out in what was then a very conservative industry, the importance of LGBT...
Read moreMedicash hits half a million members and makes £2.1m charity pledge
Medicash has reached half million policyholders after experiencing significant growth over the past few years. To mark the achievement the Liverpool-based company’s charitable arm, the Medicash Foundation, has launched a £2.1m project...
Read moreRegulators should mandate corporate reporting on staff health – Vitality
Vitality has called for organisations to be mandated to report on the health of their workforces and their impact on society, with key performance indicators (KPIs) to be tied to outcomes. The...
Read moreBase insurance on inclusion not exclusions to support more people – TD
The typical health and life insurance model of exclusions must be overhauled to cover more conditions and people, particularly those in vulnerable situations, and make prevention a core aim, according to insurers...
Read morePair resign from PFS board
A further two directors, Vanessa Barnes and Gordon Wilson, have resigned from the Personal Finance Society (PFS) board. The moves come as the latest step in the long-running dispute between the PFS...
Read moreSimplyBiz ties-up discounted IPipeline deal for members
SimplyBiz members can access protection product sourcing software provider IPipeline for a discounted rate as part of a deal signed by the two firms. The distributor said the deal is the first...
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