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Bupa has launched preventive care pathways for customers with breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Prevention Pathways will guide Bupa customers based on a clinical assessment including genetic risk and offer access...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has unveiled its fourth cohort of 7Advisers, alongside the addition of a new member to its board.  The 7Advisers are: Matt Leonard, Home Finance Direct Georgia...

Scott Cadger, head of protection product, underwriting and claims at Scottish Widows, is to leave the group after 21 years with the business. Cadger (pictured) announced his impending departure from Scottish Widows...

Spire Healthcare has confirmed it has ended takeover talks with Bridgepoint and Triton, but discussions remain ongoing with other parties over the possible sale of the company. Back in September, Spire revealed...

Equipsme has a pipeline which could see it more than quadruple the number of lives covered. The provider claims with its reduced levels of cover it has also maintained premium inflation to...

The government collected £130m more in insurance premium tax (IPT) receipts in the first 11 months of the financial year than it did during the same period 12 months ago. The tax...

There is a significant gap between what the international health insurance assignees and their families currently receive and what they would expect for a future placement. This is according to Axa’s Setting...

The insurance sector has been talking about ensuring more customers take out critical illness cover for the past 30 years, but all that has happened in that time is that the protection...

The huge burden of employees caring for a loved one with cancer is often misunderstood.  This is according to Denise Wond, marketing director at Reframe Cancer (pictured), who was speaking at an...

David Middleton has not seen enough integration in the private medical insurance and risk sectors since he became executive chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). When Middleton (pictured)...