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Bupa Health Services has acquired The Dermatology Partnership for an undisclosed sum with the intention of speeding up access to skincare for the insurer's customers. The Dermatology Partnership clinics are based in...

More diverse workforces could ensure more people benefit from protection cover - particularly where customers are penalised for being open more about mental health conditions. This is according to Evric Davis, protection...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (GBN) has appointed Nicolas Denys as chief underwriting officer after almost 25 years within the Axa Group. Denys (pictured) will join on 1 February, subject to regulatory checks....

Less than a quarter of women are completing the recommended 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week, according to a report from Vitality. The Active Women, Healthy Lives: Understanding Barriers to Women's...

Phil Jeynes, director of corporate strategy at Reassured, speaks to Health & Protection about how his biggest mental challenge since his colon cancer diagnosis has been managing the emotions of loved ones,...

The fees that doctors are earning for writing patient reports are "scandalous", according to Caroline Froude, head of technical underwriting at Guardian Financial Services.  Speaking at the Protection Review Conference 2024, Froude...

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has appointed Stephanie Charman as its next chief executive. Charman (pictured) who succeeds Robert Sinclair, joins the trade body on 24 February 2025 from Sesame Bankhall...

TikTok has a space when engaging younger demographics, but advisers need to be mindful of customers switching off from the platform to take better care of their mental health. This is according...

Advisers should use the sort of language they would use with friends when out for a coffee or a pint. This is according to Robyn Rainsley, marketing manager at Holloway Friendly, who...

Health insurance complaints received and upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS) appear to have plateaued at higher levels following significant rises last year. Latest data from the FOS showed complaints received...