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Income protection for self-employed: Where are we and where are we going? – IPTF
At the IPTF we get frustrated that positive intent about income protection (IP) doesn’t always transfer through into impressive sales. This sense amplifies with the self-employed – at times it feels like...
Read moreStart-up advice firm Alltoogether eyes funding round and expansion – exclusive
Start-up health and protection advice firm Alltoogether is imminently launching a fundraising round to begin its growth and expansion plans with an aim to more than double its current team. Founder Zak...
Read moreIPT collections up £100m in first two months of tax year
The Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) collected by HM Treasury increased by around £100m to £1.8bn for the first two months of the tax year, according to consultancy OAC. The figure is a...
Read moreInsurers should disengage from tobacco and other harmful industries – Axa and ABI
Axa and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have called for life and health insurers to consider disinvesting and disengaging from the tobacco industry and other companies whose businesses do significant harm...
Read moreLife and health insurers should focus on under-represented groups and inclusive underwriting, UN report says
Life and health insurers should develop products to cover under-represented groups, promote “fair and inclusive underwriting” and offer mental health services as an essential benefit, according to a dedicated United Nations (UN)...
Read moreWhy claims are declined and how to help prevent them – Morris
Trust is vital when it comes to any insurance product. Consumers need to be confident that the insurance company is a reliable, stable organisation that will be there for them when they...
Read moreBupa replaces Axa Health as Saga health insurance provider
Saga has appointed Bupa to provide its private medical insurance (PMI) products, replacing its existing partnership with Axa Health. Under the new partnership Bupa will provide Saga’s four health plans from 1...
Read moreLobbying three PMs on P11Ds, investment for expansion, protection provider tie-ins and creating a member marketplace – Equipsme’s Reed
Equipsme founder and managing director Matthew Reed has visited Downing Street three times meeting prime ministerial advisers to campaign for the removal of P11D tax on employee health benefits. In an exclusive...
Read moreOpportunistic insurance fraud soars by more than 60%
Reported cases of opportunistic fraud in Britain jumped by 61% from March 2022 to April 2023, according to the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED). The IFED believes the...
Read moreAvoid a ‘veneer of inclusivity’ with a toxic culture underneath – Long
Sam Long, assistant risk and assurance officer at National Friendly, speaks to Health & Protection about how the financial services sector is less diverse than other industries, but is catching up a...
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