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National Friendly is launching an entry-level healthcare product which has no medical questions or underwriting. The Friendly Health plan is designed to help provide a diagnosis of a new medical condition that...

Chris Bolton has joined Aon as UK growth leader. Bolton (pictured) joins from Mercer where he has worked since January 2023, first as a consulting team leader and subsequently regional growth leader....

Legal & General Group has appointed Scott Wheway to succeed Sir John Kingman as chairman. Wheway (pictured) will join L&G's board on 2 January 2026 as an independent non-executive director and chairman...

More than one in four employees with workplace private medical insurance (PMI) made a claim in 2024 - up by a third from 2021, according to an analysis of employee benefits consultancy Broadstone's...

The UK's social security system offers relatively little protection when people fall out of work and current overhaul plans do little to improve the situation, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies...

Robin Pearson has returned to The Right Mortgage & Protection Network as head of risk. He was previously the network's compliance manager and business development manager between 2017 and 2023. Pearson will...

Being overwhelmed by a desire to be at home is one of main mental health challenges Phil Jeynes has had to contend with in the months since his treatment for colon cancer....

Younger and midlife age groups are experiencing the greatest mental wellbeing challenges, according to research from Aviva. Aviva’s latest Story of Health research among 2,000 adults reveals that mental wellbeing challenges are...

For years, workplace wellbeing strategies have been built around scale offering a broad suite of programmes designed to appeal to the widest possible audience. But as workforce needs become more diverse and...

Skin cancer claims have soared over the last five years to almost level with breast cancer as the largest source of cancer claims on private medical insurance (PMI), VitalityHealth has revealed. Data...