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A lack of knowledge and cost are the key barriers to clients taking out income protection, according to research from Income Protection Taskforce (IPTF). The research conducted by the IPTF in March...

US benefits technology platform Benefitfocus has appointed Matthew Levin as president and chief executive officer, effective 10 May 2021. Levin, most recently chief strategy officer at payroll company ADP, succeeds former CFO...

US life and healthcare insurance solutions provider AmeriLife Group has appointed Mark Springett as senior vice president, enterprise data and analytics. Most recently Springett was head of data science, business intelligence (BI)...

IPipeline has witnessed 10% growth in intermediary protection sales year-on-year through its adviser platforms. The firm's Q1 data reveals new business volumes were up 10% during the first three months of 2021...

There is a bubble waiting to burst for employers in the form of increased long-term absence rates due to growing numbers of employees not accessing treatments during the pandemic. Steve Herbert, head...

Directly authorised advisers who are members of TMA will be given access to the LifeQuote protection application system. In February TMA’s parent company LSL Property Services took a 60% stake in Direct...

US health benefits provider Lane Health has launched a health savings account (HSA). The solution, offered through participating employers, includes an advance feature that works like a line of credit through the...

US health benefits platform TakeCommand Health has closed a $12m (£8.6m) Series A funding round led by LiveOak Venture Partners and SJF Ventures. The tech start-up says it will use the additional...

Broker services provider BenefitMall has partnered with New Jersey health insurance provider Horizon Health Services to integrate Horizon submissions through its online enrolment platform. The integration means group applications, employee elections and...

There has been a dramatic 29% fall in complaints about protection insurance products, according to data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Analysis of the complaints data shows there were 61,834 complaints...