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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will consider the activities of reinsurers, portals, product comparison platforms, and lead generators as part of its pure protection review. Outlining the terms of reference of its...

The scope of this year’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) market study will not include private medical insurance (PMI), business and key protection insurance, or accident, sickness and unemployment insurance (ASU), according to...

Financielle has reached a referrals agreement with LifeSearch, to support and encourage more women to consider their protection needs. Founded in 2021 by sisters Laura Pomfret and Holly Holland, Financielle's objective is...

Working to Wellbeing has appointed Sam Walton as partnerships manager. Walton (pictured) who was most recently training and development consultant at AIG Life, has more than 25 years of experience in financial...

The cost of economic inactivity due to sickness absence and other ill health is likely to be at least £240bn per year but could be as much as £330bn, according to the...

The Exeter's member benefits app, HealthWise, has reported a record increase in usage. In 2024, 10,356 specialist appointments were booked through HealthWise, an increase of 175% from 2023. The data also shows...

The Cigna Group has completed the sale of its Medicare Advantage, Cigna Supplemental Benefits, Medicare Part D, and CareAllies businesses to US customer-owned health insurer Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC).   Cigna...

John Dean has joined Secondsight as head of health and protection taking over from Anne Drugnick who had been in the role for the last 11 months. Health & Protection can reveal...

Government has announced £1bn of employment support measures aimed at helping disabled and long-term sick people back into work. The Department for Work and Pensions said the new measures are designed to...

Legal & General saw its protection premium income and new business rise in 2024 as it highlighted a “highly competitive market”. The insurer also noted in its annual report published today that...