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MAB protection business hits £37m but product transfers slow growth
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) grew its protection and general insurance revenue to £37.2m in the first six months of 2022. This was a rise of 4% from £35.8m in the same period...
Read moreHealth insurance app Peachy gains $1.6m backing from ex-Bupa, Axa and CII CEOs
Startup health insurer Peachy has completed a $1.6m funding round with backing from senior insurance industry executives including former CEOs of Bupa, Axa Global Health and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). Backers...
Read moreReassured adds Neilson Place co-founder Foody to push IP growth
Neilson Place co-founder Paul Foody is stepping away from his role at the advice platform to join the board of broker firm Reassured as it targets expaning its advised arm and income...
Read moreConflict of interest and patient consent guidance tightened for private healthcare
Private medical practitioners and healthcare providers must have greater transparency around conflict of interest declarations and give more prominence to expectations around patient consent. The tighter guidelines are part of the Independent...
Read moreLV= appoints former Bupa and Friends Life UK chief as CEO
LV= has appointed former Bupa and Friends Life UK CEO David Hynam as its incoming chief executive, subject to regulatory approval. Hynam (pictured) has spent 30 years in financial services including the...
Read moreMini Budget: Tories plan ‘ambitious deregulatory package’ for financial services to drive economy
Government intends to deliver an "ambitious" deregulatory package later this autumn to "unleash the potential" of the UK financial services sector as part of its plan to drive growth across the UK...
Read moreHealth and wellbeing is top stress factor for four in 10 SMEs – L&G
Almost four in 10 businesses with 50 to 249 staff believe employee health and wellbeing is their top stressor at the moment. The Legal & General Wellbeing at Work Barometer 2022 showed...
Read moreAdvisers dubious of Coffey’s plans to improve NHS as virtual service demand soars
Advisers are dubious over whether government commitments to improve access to GPs will prove successful amid soaring demand for virtual GP services from customers. The commitments feature in health and social care...
Read moreMini Budget: Health and social care levy axing to hit exchequer by £65bn
The government's reversal of its National Insurance Contributions (NICs) hike to fund the health and social care levy will hit the UK's coffers to the tune of more than £65bn over the...
Read moreMini Budget: Cancelled Corporation Tax rise on big profits will cost £67bn
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has cancelled the planned increase in Corporation Tax set to take effect in April for the UK’s most profitable companies and will hold rates at the existing 19% level....
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