Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2021 adviser categories have been revealed. The shortlists cover 10 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. The finalists will...
Read moreArdonagh Group, the owner of Towergate Health & Protection among other brands, is to acquire Usay Group. In a statement, released this morning, Ardonagh revealed it had exchanged contracts to purchase the...
Read morePrivate healthcare activity in January and February was down significantly from the same months last year, according to data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The PHIN noted that it had...
Read morehttps://vimeo.com/536230763/7516afc4ae Health & Protection associate editor John Lappin talks to Aviva associate medical director Dr Subashini M about: What guided care pathways mean for customers? Whether guided care pathways will become normal...
Read moreCreating healthcare pathways and specialist networks will allow insurers to drive value for customers far beyond just writing the cheque for care, argues Aviva’s associate medical director Dr Subashini M. The firm...
Read moreInsurers and reinsurers are partnering with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the University of Leicester to produce an up to date understanding of the risks of diabetes. It is...
Read moreEmployers should be as clear as possible with employees about sick pay and health insurance benefits from day one, according to employment lawyers. Melanie Stancliffe, partner at law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish,...
Read moreThere is a bubble waiting to burst for employers in the form of increased long-term absence rates due to growing numbers of employees not accessing treatments during the pandemic. Steve Herbert, head...
Read moreA Derbyshire coach driver has been sentenced for submitting bogus health insurance claims through his employer’s healthcare scheme to the tune of more than £8,000 for himself and his family. A statement...
Read moreWhile firms increasingly understand the importance of providing health and protection benefits to staff in these times, the severe economic downturn caused by the pandemic has meant many are choosing to put...
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