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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) staff are being balloted for strike action over changes to the regulator’s pay and benefits policy announced in October. The FCA’s original proposals included adding an excess for...

At the start of 2021, there were 5.5 million small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK. But in our view, the real story is about the micro and small firms, with fewer...

Six international private medical insurance providers have been awarded a Five Star Service Rating in the first edition of Health & Protection’s Service Ratings. April International, Axa Global Healthcare, Bupa Global, Cigna...

Axa and Aetna International are the largest providers in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) sector according to Health & Protection’s inaugural market report. Axa covers 850,000 lives under IPMI policies, although...

Health & Protection is launching its inaugural international private medical insurance (IPMI) report including provider service ratings. The report is available to download for free by advisers, intermediaries and brokers operating in...

Higher staff departure rates due to the pandemic and increased costs connected to sourcing talent from the EU a year on from Brexit are creating an extremely competitive labour market for insurers....

This year marks a decade since the implementation of gender neutral rates were enforced on the UK insurance market following the Test Achats case that stopped insurers charging different male and female...

Private medical insurance (PMI) providers are exploring contingency plans to maintain treatment should private hospital capacity be taken over for NHS work, but do not believe significant numbers of their patients will...

Voting for the Health & Protection Awards 2022 has gone live. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote here to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding in their fields during...

The NHS in England has entered into a three month agreement with 10 private healthcare providers including Spire, Nuffield and Circle to support the health service if the Omicron variant leads to...