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Broadstone is embedding Sovereign Risk Management's absence management services into its consultancy offering. The offering brings together absence insurance to help organisations manage the direct costs of sick pay, temporary cover and...

Epassi UK has appointed Luke Prankard as sales director. Prankard (pictured) joins from Happl UK where he was head of reward and benefits. A former head of sales and alliances EMEA at...

UK employers spent £800m more on private medical insurance over the past year. This is according to Matthew Gregson, executive director at Howden Employee Benefits, who was chairing a webinar organised by...

Employee assistance provider (EAP) Pebble Wellbeing has reached an agreement with Doctor Care Anywhere to give Pebble customers access to the virtual care provider’s GP, physiotherapy and mental health appointments through its...

CIExpert has added Royal London to its Income Protection (IP) Insight Zone.  The mutual is the eighth insurer to join the platform, and sees it extend its support beyond life and critical...

Dentists’ Provident paid out £4.5m in claims to members during 2025, according its claims report for 2025. This was down from £4.9m in claims in 2024. The report shows the largest amount...

Misrepresentation is on the rise in income protection leading to calls for simpler application forms and changes to underwriting, hears Abigail Montrose.   The income protection (IP) market has been growing. However,...

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Health & Protection speaks to Charlotte Clements, apprentice at Cirencester Friendly (pictured), about being prepared to talk to her peers about protection, the importance of employers providing...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (Maxis GBN) has appointed Jayesh Patel as chief business development officer, subject to regulatory checks.  Patel (pictured) joins on 5 May 2026, will sit on its executive committee...

Nuffield Health has appointed Dominic Dodd and Dr Sam Barrell as governors. Dodd (pictured left) is an experienced healthcare leader currently working on the adoption of new health technologies and pathways. Previously,...