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Business Protection Focus is launching a one-day virtual conference which will take place on 9 September. Stuart Halliwell, owner of Stuart Halliwell Consulting, launched BP Focus week last year to help businesses...

Aviva saw health sales fall by a third in the first half of the year. This is according to the insurer’s H1 2026 results which revealed health new business sales dropped to...

Axa Health International has appointed Dr Melissa Castro as head medical adviser, effective immediately. In her new role, Dr Castro (pictured) will provide senior clinical leadership across Axa Health International and help...

NHS England's accident and emergency (A&E) departments saw a record 2.5 million attendances last month amid two heatwaves, with the three busiest months ever all recorded between May and July. This is...

The waiting list for NHS treatment in England fell slightly in June. According to official data, the number of referral to treatment (RTT) pathways where a patient was waiting to start treatment,...

The first part of Health & Protection’s analysis into increasing customer complaints about private medical insurance (PMI) and protection cover revealed myriad factors are at play. This second part looks into possible...

Global shocks are creating headaches for multinational employers but there are opportunities in the Americas, hears Owain Thomas.   Employers and organisations have been slow to keep intermediaries and insurers informed where...

Epassi has appointed Antonio Barradas to the newly created role of regional managing director. The digital employee benefits platform said his appointment reflects a new regional structure at Epassi, built around the...

Customer complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) about protection and private medical insurance (PMI) represent a very small portion of its caseload. But the latest data from the FOS revealed the...

Everywhen has appointed Hannah Parry as principal international consultant. She will be responsible for building and maintaining international client relationships, growing the international book of business strategically and managing providers and propositions....