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Christopher McDonald has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Health and Social Care. The MP for Stockton North also retains his role as minister of state in the Department...

Complaints about protection and health insurance products have continued to rise with private medical insurance (PMI) and income protection (IP) seeing the greatest increases, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Data...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has appointed Charlie Francis, managing director of Howha PMI, to its executive committee. Francis (pictured) started his career in private medical insurance as an...

Healix Health has appointed Kelly Morris as chief commercial officer. She joins in October from Axa Health, where she has been corporate distribution director. Axa Health revealed that they have started the...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has said a number of important questions remain unresolved following its review of We Buy Life Policy. In response, We Buy Life Policy said it wants to...

Alison McGovern (pictured) has been appointed minister of state at the Department of Health and Social Care.  McGovern is joined by James Frith, who has been appointed as Parliamentary Under-Secretary, while Baroness...

Bupa UK Insurance and Cleveland Clinic London have launched a value-based healthcare pilot programme focused on enhancing outcomes in cardiac care, building on the success of their first initiative in arthroplasty.  The...

Healthcare ranked top when it comes to premium pay outs, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) general insurance (GI) value measures data for 2025. The FCA data showed that last year,...

Most men continue working despite believing that they need medical advice, according to Benenden Health. A survey of 2,000 men aged 30 and 55 discovered that two-thirds (69%) would not take time...

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has launched a consultation on making amalgamations and transfers of friendly societies easier to complete. The regulator wants to improve the clarity and accessibility of Part VIII...