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Insurers and advisers need to be clearer on the limits of income protection (IP) in covering customers when they fall out of work due to stress. This is according to Alan Knowles,...

Global artificial intelligence (AI) health assessment and care navigation company Ada Health has agreed a three-year extension to its partnership with digital health firm Santéclair. The renewal has ensured continued access to...

Instanda, a provider of SaaS (software as a service) platform technology for insurance, has integrated its life offering with Swiss Re’s automated underwriting platform, Magnum. The firms say the combination and integration...

Primis network has served notice on one of its protection-only appointed representative (AR) firms leaving it potentially on the hook for £3.4m in commission clawback. The network, which is part of the...

CarePay International will invest €10m (£8.4m) to fund the expansion and innovation of its health insurance platforms which connect members, payers, and healthcare providers, including managing claim payments and personalised information.  ...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Toni Smith to the newly created role of distribution director to lead its adviser network Sesame, subject to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval. Smith (pictured) joins...

Maxis Global Benefits Network has promoted Nicola Fordham to chief solutions officer from chief underwriting officer. In her new role Fordham (pictured) will oversee the evolution and development of Maxis GBN’s offering...

Legal & General Group Protection is working with vocational rehabilitation specialist Ergocom to provide employees, where appropriate, with the support they need following a group income protection (GIP) claim, when they are...

Eight in 10 Brits do not know about the link between poor mental and dental health. This is according to research conducted on behalf of Bupa among more than 2,000 adults across...

Fintel, the parent company of SimplyBiz and Defacto, has seen profits fall 32.3% in the first half of the year. In the first six months of 2024 Fintel saw its profit after...