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The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) upcoming review of the pure protection market could be "devastating" if it is too overly focused on commissions and fails to learn lessons from the experiences of...

Government is to introduce new laws making NHS patient health records available across all NHS trusts, GP surgeries and ambulance services in England. The plans come as government sets about engaging the...

Zurich has entered the group critical illness (CI) market completing a full suite of group risk products. Zurich told Health & Protection that while the cover is paid by for employers, it...

Towergate Employee Benefits has appointed Mark Pugh to the new role of head of consulting services as of today. Pugh (pictured speaking at the Health & Protection IPMI Summit 2023) joins the...

The majority of life insurance customers are unhappy with the transparency and clarity of premiums they pay while half are underwhelmed with the overall experience. Encouragingly younger policyholders value life insurance highly...

A lack of a common approach between government departments is leading to complications in tackling workplace inactivity due to poor health in the UK, according to Christian van Stolk, executive vice president...

Enhancing patient safety and strengthening clinical governance have been the main focus of Doctor Care Anywhere's action plan following the virtual GP provider's downgrading by The Care Quality Commission (CQC). And Health...

Bupa in Australia has appointed Koa Health to help tackle mental health challenges among its members. From 8 October, Bupa’s corporate customers have had access to Koa Care 360 as part of...

The very nature of insurance and pooling risk means that there will always be some people denied cover. This becomes an ever more emotive subject when customers are denied protection in situations...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer...