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The Exeter ups NHS in-patient payment and adds day-patient benefit
The Exeter is increasing payments for members’ in-patient NHS stays and is adding a new day-patient benefit for eligible NHS day-case treatments. It is also removing the excess deduction for these benefits....
Read moreRichardson leaves LifeSearch to join MAB as head of protection excellence
Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has appointed Alan Richardson to the newly created role of head of protection excellence. Richardson (pictured) joins from LifeSearch where he spent 12 years - holding the roles...
Read moreIntroducing… Ella Downes, Ascend Broking Group
Ella Downes, healthcare renewals broker at Ascend Broking Group and Health & Protection’s Outstanding Newcomer 2025 (pictured centre right), speaks about being introduced to the world of insurance at school, a talent...
Read moreMetLife extends group life offering to Ireland
MetLife is expanding its employee benefits offering to the Irish insurance market, with group life cover available to employers and employees in Ireland from today. It will be distributed exclusively through brokers....
Read moreVerlingue buys EBCam as first step to double EB business
Verlingue has bought Cambridge-based employee benefits and financial planning firm EBCam as the first step on its ambition to double the size of its employee benefits business by 2028. The multinational firm...
Read moreAdvisers resolve to be more patient with insurers, get fit, increase qualifications and ensure more people are covered in 2026
Commitments to be less impatient with insurers, to gain more qualifications and ensure protection is included in every client conversation feature among advisers’ personal and business New Year resolutions for 2026. With...
Read moreWithout my cash plan I’d have faced difficult compromises during pregnancy – Oakley
Cash plans are typically seen as good products for helping people to maintain their everyday health needs throughout the year. However, they can come into their own at specific times of life,...
Read moreHappy New Year from Health & Protection
Health & Protection would like to wish all our readers a very Happy New Year. We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends over the festive period. While...
Read moreHealth & Protection Q1 2025 Review: FCA protection study launched; Howden buys Barnett Waddingham; Vitality adds weight loss jabs; H&P launches provider service ratings
Fast pace change and developments have swept through the world of health and protection in 2025 in the UK and internationally. It was a year in which increases to employer’s national insurance...
Read moreIPMI cost pressures continue but SMEs and non-expat hubs fuel growth – analysis
The year 2025 has been marked by robust demand for international private medical insurance (IPMI) and its associated benefits. It has also seen a continued drive towards more personalised digital solutions and...
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Fitness and consistency could help people thrive on less sleep – Vitality
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When a claim isn’t the hard part: Fixing the real problem in protection – Scottish Widows
