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A lack of consumer understanding of the protection industry remains a major challenge for advisers, believes Rhys Schofield, protection adviser for Peak Mortgages and Protection. “We talk in so much jargon,” he...

Pippa Andrews who this week revealed she is stepping down as director of corporate business at Vitality, speaks to Health & Protection about why championing menopause in the workplace, winning industry awards...

Advances in genomics and clinical assessment held the key to Bupa’s launch of preventive pathways for customers with breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The pathways, launched last week, guide Bupa customers...

AIA has sent a rallying call for fellow health insurers to be better negotiators with hospitals and other healthcare practitioners to keep medical inflation under control and ensure the sector remains sustainable....

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) pure protection market study at the start of the year pointed to a significant protection gap across the country. But health outcomes are equally affected by stubbornly...

Fraser Bartholomew, senior associate, health and benefits at WTW, speaks to Health & Protection about exchanging the world of international cricket for advising on health benefits, facing up to the challenge of...

Companies are struggling to provide private medical insurance (PMI) for their employees with premium prices reportedly rising by around a fifth last year. “Businesses with private medical have seen big and often...

The Protection Distributors Group’s (PDG) is challenging insurers to look at collaborative solutions to reverse what one adviser has called the ‘worst service levels seen in 20 years’. This is according to...

Adding a third party to any customer journey may be considered an unnecessary complication, but in some instances, third party administrators (TPAs) can add significant value. For customers this can be in...

Equipsme has a pipeline which could see it more than quadruple the number of lives covered. The provider claims with its reduced levels of cover it has also maintained premium inflation to...