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The vaccine rollout and a planned end to lockdown has boosted consumer confidence about their future health and wealth prospects.  The latest Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor from LV= shows that rising proportion...

A third of business owners admit their organisations would fail if a key person died or had a severe terminal illness but still aren’t insuring against the possibility, according to new data from...

The Exeter has added access to consultations with registered dietitians and qualified nutritionists through its HealthWise member benefits app for income protection (IP) and private medical insurance (PMI) policyholders. The health and...

Aegon UK has paid out pays nearly £140m in individual protection claims in 2020, as critical illness claims fell 14 per cent while life claims rose 17 per cent. But the insurer says...

Diversity, inclusion, climate change and other purpose-led actions are becoming increasingly prominent in UK boardrooms, according to a new report from Aon. The research amongst employers found 46 per cent see an...

MetLife UK is expanding its group life EAP, which will now cover all employers with up to 1,000 staff.  Until now this benefit was only available to its SME client base, and...

Long Covid looks set to be a huge issue for employers as employees physically return to work, warns Steve Herbert head of benefits strategy at Howdens Employee Benefits and Wellbeing. Herbert points...

Aviva has sold its Aviva Poland business to Allianz for £2.1bn, as it continues its process of offloading overseas operations to focus on its core UK, Ireland and Canada businesses. The deal...

High patient satisfaction is set to drive increased use of telehealth services even after lockdown restrictions are lifted, according to research from HealthHero. The research found that 82 per cent of patients...

Pre-surgery letters and a pre-operation ‘cooling off’ period are part of a raft of measures designed to prevent rogue surgeons from committing serious malpractice, following the Paterson scandal. Unveiling the Government’s response...