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The Exeter has appointed Gary Warman as chief risk officer. Effective from the start of the month and subject to regulatory approval, Warman will become a member of the mutual's executive committee....

Onebright has appointed professor Marcantonio Spada to the newly created role of chief clinical officer. Professor Spada (pictured) joins the private pay outpatient mental healthcare provider's executive board and leads and oversees...

NHS health checks are being rolled out to more than 130,000 people at workplaces across the country starting today while a new digital version is expected to be ready for testing early...

More than 1,000 more protection policies were sold in the second quarter of 2024 compared to a year ago, but the market remained significantly below its 2023 level, according to Gen Re....

The majority (53%) of UK adults have not spoken to anyone about taking on the responsibility of planning their funeral when they are no longer here. Research from MetLife found that 31%...

Membership of private medical insurance (PMI) has grown by more than 11% for a third consecutive year, according to data from providers. Health & Protection’s third Individual PMI report found providers were...

More than one in four private medical insurance (PMI) and dental insurance complaints resolved by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from April to June were upheld, with service and claims handling the...

Bupa has launched a GP subscription service that provides patients with same day GP appointments and a 24-7 nurse-led help line. It has two tiers. The first is a remote GP subscription...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) will tell the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that it believes the protection market “works well“ and that indemnity commission “supports distribution“. The trade body said it will...

Advisers have applauded the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launching an investigation into the protection market, citing commission levels and indemnity structures as a key scourge of fairness which also affect client outcomes....