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The NHS waiting list for treatment now exceeds six million people with more than 300,000 having waited more than a year to start. Earlier this month the Westminster government unveiled its plan...

Hub International has raised concerns about the low barrier to entry for insurers or firms wishing to act as insurers in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market and urged advisers to...

Nuffield Health has appointed Alison McCourt as clinical services director. The former British Army nurse's remit is to provide leadership to clinical teams across the charity’s hospitals, fitness and wellbeing centres, healthcare...

Dentists' Provident paid out £5.4m to members in 2021 from 1,190 claims. The income protection provider's claims report for last year revealed it paid 98.9% of new claims received compared to 96.3%...

Partners& has bought employee benefits broker Direct Healthline and entered into a strategic partnership which will enable it to work with advice firm Advo Group's larger clients. Terms of the deal to...

Reassured has appointed Mareena Flint as its first chief people officer (CPO). The broker firm said Flint (pictured) would work with the board to ensure it continues to prioritise and support its...

Patients facing a wait of up to three years for dental treatment is a sad example of the immense pressure our health service continues to find itself under. But the recent headlines...

There are signs that a decline in cervical screenings during the pandemic has had a knock-on effect on cervical cancer claim numbers. Insurers told Health & Protection that in particular critical illness...

MetLife UK recorded an 11% increase in accident and health claims in 2021 compared to 2020 and paid the most claims since it began operating in the UK. The insurer's data reveals...

Renters are leaving themselves worryingly under-protected and advisers must tackle this financial vulnerability, Scottish Widows has warned. Research from the insurer found only 3% of renters have income protection, just 5% have...