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Medical breakthroughs expected to drive global life expectancy gains – Swiss Re
Life expectancy is expected to start rising again thanks to medical breakthroughs, especially for cancer and ageing-related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, according to Swiss Re. Obesity and unequal access to healthcare...
Read moreMPs target premiums, claims handling and payouts to quiz insurer bosses
The Treasury Committee of MPs is calling for views and experiences of the insurance industry since the pandemic ahead of its questioning industry leaders from Aviva, Admiral and the Association of British...
Read moreDubai delivery drivers get health checks from Healthcare City initiative
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) has organised its first periodic health check for delivery riders as part of its Riders' Corner initiative. The community focused initiative, announced last autumn, provides a custom air-conditioned...
Read more‘My mental health challenge after heart surgery was where’s the finish line?’
Not knowing where the "finish line" was proved to be one of the biggest mental health challenges to ultra marathon runner and Vitality director of specialist health sales and dedicated distribution Athos...
Read moreAllianz Partners hires Moon as UK&I CEO despite previously giving Taylor role
Allianz Partners UK and Ireland has appointed Patricia Moon as chief executive officer (CEO) despite initially unveiling its chief sales officer Lee Taylor as Tim Tozer's successor last summer. Moon, most recently...
Read moreMost working couples need both incomes to meet monthly outgoings – LV=
More than half of working couples require both incomes to pay for their monthly living costs, according to research from LV=. The mutual's Reaching Resilience report which surveyed 4,000 UK adults found...
Read moreProtection sales up more than 11,500 in Q1 – Gen Re
More than eleven and a half thousand more protection policies were sold in the first quarter of the year when compared with the same period in 2022, according to Gen Re. The...
Read moreHealth and protection advisers escape FSCS levy fees
Advisers working in the health and protection market will not face paying a levy for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) this year. In its latest update, the regulator said it expects...
Read morePatients enduring 40-week NHS waits given option of private hospitals
From October patients who have waited for NHS treatment for 40 weeks or more will be given the chance to switch hospitals under plans outlined by the prime minister aimed at cutting...
Read moreRecord NHS waits have ‘high impact’ on benefit design for employers
Four in 10 employers say long NHS waiting lists will have a "high impact" on the design of their benefits strategy while for a third the situation has already hit their provision....
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Why the US healthcare system is so complicated: A practical guide for global employers – UnitedHealthcare Global
