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The abolition of the pensions lifetime allowance offers a benefit for employers providing group life cover, according to industry experts. At the dispatch box this afternoon, chancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed the pensions...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ignored calls from across the sector to offer tax cuts or relief for those using some form of private health insurance or provision. NHS waiting lists have continued...

The government has announced plans to rollout an occupational health (OH) subsidy pilot to support SMEs in England and is consult on increasing occupational health coverage and tax incentives. The commitments featured...

Government has committed to scaling up community musculoskeletal (MSK) hubs in England to enable people to access treatment and provide free access to digital support tools hosted on the NHS website and...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said "enough is enough" and urged government to start the discussion about cutting Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on private medical insurance (PMI). While stopping short...

Bupa UK Insurance has launched a free HR, health and wellbeing support service for its SME customers. The insurer said its Growth+ service aims to help small business owners and entrepreneurs take...

In an exclusive interview, Legal & General Retail managing director for distribution Ali Crossley speaks to Health & Protection about the insurer's position on loaded premiums, sharing data with distributors, non-advised sales...

The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has appointed Seema Kennedy as chairwoman to succeed Lord Kamlesh Patel of Bradford. Kennedy is a former Conservative MP, who served under Theresa May's premiership, as...

Swiss Re technical manager Ron Wheatcroft has called on the chancellor to reduce tax charges on life insurance policies in trust, introduce occupational health initiatives to keep people at work, and remove...

The number of people who are economically inactive due to long term sickness in the UK has more than doubled in the past year and is now 25 times higher than before...