Employers have been urged to resist 'over medicalising' normal human reactions to the pandemic. The warning comes from Christine Husbands, managing director of nurse-led wellbeing support service RedArc. Husbands told Health &...
Read moreDave Middleton, formerly of Aon and Portus Consulting, has succeeded Stuart Scullion as executive chair of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). Middleton's appointment was announced at AMII's second virtual...
Read moreThe Protection Distributors Group has added specialist broker The Insurance Surgery and health insurance intermediary Premier Choice Group as new members as of 1st May 2021. The pair take the number of...
Read moreAviva has paid more than £1bn to its individual protection customers in a year in which the pandemic had a mixed impact on new mental health income protection claims. The insurer revealed...
Read moreThe Association of British Insurers' new online mental health training platform will ensure customers who disclose a mental health condition are treated consistently across the industry, according to director of policy for...
Read moreCanada Life has appointed Lindsey Rix as UK chief executive officer. Rix, who succeeds Doug Brown who left the life insurer late last year, will report into David Harney, president and chief...
Read moreLegal & General Insurance has appointed Jeff Woods as its new head of intermediary development. Woods, who has held a variety of roles including mortgage broker, financial planner, as well as sales...
Read moreEmployers should consider adding digital access to GPs, early intervention services and private healthcare to their benefits arsenal to effectively manage the hidden threat posed by long Covid. Christine Husbands, managing director...
Read moreThe UK group risk market demonstrated positive growth in 2020 reflecting its resilience and versatility against a difficult backdrop, according to Swiss Re's annual Group Watch report. The 2021 report, published today,...
Read moreLegal & General has paid out a record 43 personal protection claims every day in the UK during 2020, making payouts to 15,855 customers and their families. Pay outs totalled £763.9m –...
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