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Tributes as ‘founding father’ of Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries passes away
Tributes are being made to Bill Poynton, one of the “founding fathers” of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII), who has passed away. Leading the tributes, Michael Payne, general secretary of...
Read moreLV= ends mutual status with £530m sell-off to private equity
LV= is giving up its mutual status and is selling its savings & retirement and protection businesses to Bain Capital, the private equity firm, for £530m. The deal follows the sale, for...
Read moreCanada Life CEO Doug Brown to take on chief exec role at Aviva’s UK & Ireland Life business
Aviva has appointed Doug Brown, the current CEO of Canada Life, as CEO of its UK & Ireland Life Insurance business. Brown succeeds Angela Darlington who has decided to ‘move away from...
Read morePrivate hospitals back to full strength after pandemic hiatus
Fears that the coronavirus pandemic has ‘closed down’ large parts of the private healthcare sector have been put to bed, as new figures show insured activity bouncing back to normal levels. Insured...
Read moreMEC appoints Geoff Maggs as head of international clients
Geoff Maggs has joined specialist healthcare intermediary Medical Expenses Consulting as head of international clients. Maggs (pictured) began his career in private medical insurance (PMI) began in 1990 working for Bupa, then...
Read moreIPipeline aims to speed up protection underwriting decisions with launch of new self-serve tool
IPipeline, the digital solutions and services provider for the protection industry, has launched a new online self-serve tool designed to allow advisers to receive an indicative underwriting decision for their clients before...
Read moreAPRIL International revamps Hong Kong range
International private medical insurance (iPMI) specialist APRIL International Care has introduced a number of changes to its MyHEALTH Hong Kong range, in particular to its “Elite” module. The changes - which are...
Read moreAdvisers in the dark about terminal illness payouts, survey finds
The vast majority of financial advisers believe that protection insurers should be more willing to pay out sums to clients who are diagnosed with incurable cancers, a poll suggests. A poll of...
Read moreDental health crisis looms as patient numbers plummet due to pandemic
The shocking impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on people’s dental health is emerging as dentists say they have seen a 78% drop in patient activity during the crisis. There are...
Read moreTreatment funding scheme launched by specialist cancer care provider
The company behind a network of specialist healthcare centres across the UK has launched a medical expenses plan for businesses, families and individuals that focuses exclusively on cancer. Rutherford Direct is a...
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