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Rising prices and increased competition are troubling advisers, but Mark Dunne hears a warning for insurers to avoid complacency.   Clients are starting to consider self-insuring and downgrading their coverage as international...

  The decision to pay is only one part of the story. For many families, the real challenge is everything that follows. This is where advisers can make the biggest difference. I...

Pricing out customers from accessing weight-loss treatments could widen existing health inequalities across the country. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to following analysis from the King’s Fund, released...

Georgia Shepherd, protection adviser at Mint FS, speaks to Health & Protection about making the move into protection from hospitality, overcoming initial self-doubt about changing career, the importance of keeping an open...

Families employing carers could be facing a significant insurance protection gap thanks to many not understanding their legal responsibilities or the level of cover they need, according to Surewise, an intermediary. A...

Axa Health has launched digital outpatient services in cardiology, urology and neurology. This expands the insurer’s existing digital services, which include specialist-led support for digestive health, dermatology and muscles, bones and joints. These conditions represent a significant...

Swiss Re has appointed Damien Bartlett as head of its life and health market unit for UK and Ireland and Middle East and Africa.  The appointment will take effect 1 November 2026. ...

Denplan, part of The Simplyhealth Group, has appointed Nick Tait (pictured) to the newly created role of managing director.  At the start of the year, Simplyhealth revealed it would be creating two...

Expectations around service levels are high, but IPMI needs a human touch despite AI advances, writes Mark Dunne.   Customers are demanding “gold-plated service” to go with their international private medical insurance...

International insurance group BMI Companies has gone live with Acclaim’s payment infrastructure platform to automate claim payments to members and providers across its entire offshore international business.  The rollout began as a...