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Isobel Dobney, head of people and talent development at LifeSearch, speaks to Health & Protection about plunging straight into the world of work after quitting her university course one year in, taking...

Private doctors are beginning a campaign against private medical insurance (PMI) providers over the growing control they argue insurers have in the market. They are seeking “immediate overall systemic change” in the...

The NHS waiting list in England has increased once again to another record with 7.77 million people now on the list. For the first time, NHS England revealed there are 6.5 million...

Advisers operating in the protection and health insurance sector are set for a second consecutive year with no additional levy for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). In its latest update the...

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is calling for the life insurance industry to changes to policies and processes to combat economic abuse and empower victim-survivors. This includes the ability to cancel or replace...

Despite Conservative government promises, progress on tackling 'shameful inequalities' in NHS waiting lists has been slow, according to The King's Fund. "People from more deprived areas are more likely to have long...

Specialist health and life insurance intermediary Assured Futures has been renamed Howden Life and Health. Founded in 1995 and acquired by Howden in 2020, Assured Futures specialises in private medical insurance (PMI),...

There is likely to be consolidation of insurers in the Hong Kong international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, according to Pacific Prime. And to stay competitive, traditional insurers need to evolve by...

Rates of personal wellbeing in the UK are lower than pre-pandemic levels for the year up to March 2023, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).  At the start of the...

Bupa is making a pioneering genetic test for bladder cancer available for the first time in the UK.  It said the Informed Genomics genetic test speeds up detection and reduces uncomfortable hospital...