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Zurich launches into UK PMI market with diagnosis product
Zurich UK has entered the UK private medical insurance (PMI) market with the launch of a fast-track diagnosis product available for group schemes. The LiveWell Diagnostics product offers employees private access to...
Read moreInsurers mull using alternative evidence as NHS stops non-urgent blood tests
Health insurers are closely monitoring the shortage of blood test tubes which has caused NHS England to order doctors to stop all primary care and community testing for three weeks unless it...
Read moreFCA fair value rules throw down gauntlet to PMI where insurers can price clients out of the market – Walters
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) PS21/5 policy statement published in May barely caused a ripple in the private medical insurance (PMI) market. This is probably because rules preventing 'price walking' will only...
Read moreProtection sector gold medal hopeful back training after colleague’s positive test
The protection sector's great hope for gold at this year's Paralympics is back out on court training after one of the Team GB wheelchair tennis squad tested positive for Covid. Mortgage and...
Read moreAdviser commission key target as FCA warns insurers about product value
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it forced providers to cut remuneration and extend cover after finding that protection and general insurers are not meeting its product value rules. The regulator warned...
Read moreWho do you rate highly? Have your say on iPMI provider service
Health & Protection wants advisers’ views on the service you receive from international private medical insurance (IPMI) providers. Tell us which insurers have the most knowledgeable staff. Who goes above and beyond...
Read moreLawyer warns advisers not to dismiss employee concerns over excessive workloads
An employment lawyer has warned health and protection advisers not to dismiss the concerns of employees complaining about excessive work demands and the risk of burnout. The warning follows a case involving...
Read moreBroker firm to appeal after adviser awarded £23k for unfair dismissal
A mortgage and protection advice firm plans to appeal after an employment tribunal awarded more than £23,000 to an adviser for being fired after she claimed her 48 hour or more working...
Read moreNHS backlogs driving broker enquiries but risk of private hospital capacity crunch looms – analysis
The number of patients awaiting the start of NHS treatment in England hit a record 5.5m in June and analysis from the Institute for Fiscal Studies suggests this could rocket to 14m...
Read moreDeadHappy consulted regulators over ‘Please Die Responsibly’ campaign
Life insurance provider DeadHappy has explained how it worked with TV advertising governing body Clearcast over a new campaign carrying the slogan 'Please Die Responsibly'. To ensure the ads do not fall...
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Taylor joins Bupa Global from Aviva as senior product lead
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Guardian adds critical illness and combined life value options
