The British Standards Institution (BSI) will help develop a new standard for healthy working as part of the Keep Britain Working Review while the number of employers signed-up has more than doubled....
Read moreHowden is buying the insurance and financial services consulting team of Hymans Robertson for an undisclosed sum. The transaction is expected to be completed later in the spring of 2026. It also...
Read moreLegal & General (L&G) has added a digital mental health pathway provided by Spectrum.Life to its Spark app. Available to entire workforces of L&G’s group protection clients, whether all individuals and their...
Read moreAdvances in genomics and clinical assessment held the key to Bupa’s launch of preventive pathways for customers with breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The pathways, launched last week, guide Bupa customers...
Read moreWestern Provident Association (WPA) has promoted Kathryn Vellacott to head of distribution and proposition. Vellacott (pictured) steps up from general manager of business development and will now drive the insurer’s distribution agenda...
Read moreKara Connect has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Kara Connect is a Nordic-based digital platform providing corporate mental health and wellbeing support. They provide...
Read moreDespite reporting high levels of engagement with protection insurance, research from Vitality indicates a significant misunderstanding among younger customers about how critical illness cover (CIC) actually works. This is according to consumer...
Read moreAIA has sent a rallying call for fellow health insurers to be better negotiators with hospitals and other healthcare practitioners to keep medical inflation under control and ensure the sector remains sustainable....
Read moreFirms should share vulnerable consumers’ personal data throughout the distribution chain to help meet their needs and ensure better outcomes, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. Data protection laws, while important,...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) pure protection market study at the start of the year pointed to a significant protection gap across the country. But health outcomes are equally affected by stubbornly...
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