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General insurance (GI) distributors, which include most health and protection advisers, will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fees fall to a total £900,000 in the 2026-27 financial year. This is...

Axa Health has appointed Dr Corné Hurter as medical director for services and delivery. Dr Hunter (pictured) joins from HCA UK where she has worked since 2016, in roles such as medical...

The government has been pushed to explore and explain the quality and availability of insurance for people with sickle cell by one of its MPs. Claire Hazelgrove, Labour MP for Filton and...

The launch of ChatGPT Health marks another step in the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and similar technologies into the health information space. However, advisers have raised concerns about individuals sharing personal data...

National Friendly is launching its Mortgage Friendly Shield product through Iress's platforms. The move will provide advisers using The Exchange and Xplan Mortgage software with access to the plan from today. It...

Zoas has appointed Katie Crook-Davies as an associate. Announcing her move on LinkedIn, Crook-Davies (pictured) explained she was joining to help the digital health commercial consultancy bridge the gap across to the...

Karen Gittings, senior corporate benefits consultant at Titan Wealth Planning, speaks to Health & Protection about retiring this spring after almost 50 years in the sector. A career that began with a...

Resolution Life has confirmed Moses Ojeisekhoba will succeed Sir Clive Cowdery as CEO from 1 July 2026. Sir Clive will then continue in his role as executive chairman. In October 2024, Resolution...

Moody’s is retaining its stable rating for the global life insurance insurance as it expects “robust” demand for earnings and protection products over the next year. However it noted that while mortality...

The international private medical insurance (IPMI) sector is still feeling the after-effects of the Covid pandemic with delays to treatment a key factor behind rising medical inflation, according to SIP Medical Family...