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 moreHealth 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 moreThe 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 moreThe 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 moreThe 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 moreHealth & 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 moreAn 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 moreA 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 moreThe 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 moreLife 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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