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The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has released the fourth instalment of its 7 Claims Stories series, with this one aimed at improving understanding of income protection (IP) calculations. Demystifying income protection...

IPipeline has rolled out its advanced underwriting feature to all advisers using its SolutionBuilder platform. At present the Exeter, Vitality and Zurich are already live with three more providers set to join...

Doctor Care Anywhere has delivered a profit for the first time after posting a £500,000 surplus in the first half of 2025, compared with a £2.7m loss in the same period of...

Health & Protection speaks to Sophia St Cyr about finding an internship opportunity at Brighton-based OneFamily through the 10,000 Black Interns programme and throwing herself into work with the firm's marketing and...

Health Compass has integrated an artificial intelligence (AI) adviser agent within its international private medical insurance (IPMI) distribution platform. But the insurtech is clear its agent is not seeking to replace human...

One in four NHS mental health inpatient beds are being outsourced to private providers and charities, according to analysis conducted by The King’s Fund. This was leaving the NHS and patients at...

Eleos Life has launched Theea, an artificial intelligence-powered digital assistant designed specifically for life insurance. Theea delivers answers based on up-to-date information from proprietary data, explaining insurance terms and processes using plain...

Rotimi Oke, financial adviser at Emergenzz Financial Services, speaks to Health & Protection about how his parents taught him financial planning is not just about selling policies, why his ultimate goal is...

Bupa has expanded its at-home skin assessment service for health insurance customers to a wider range of everyday skin conditions such as rashes, dryness or irritation or suspected skin conditions like psoriasis,...

Chesnara expects its purchase of HSBC Life (UK) to be “transformational” and generate more than £140m in cash during the first five years and in-excess of £800m over its lifetime. If reached,...