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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has identified fair value outcomes, including the impending pure protection market review, and claims handling within life insurance as part of its ongoing priorities for the Consumer...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is buying fellow multinational intermediary AssuredPartners for $13.45bn, approximately £10.56bn, from private equity firm GTCR. Gallagher said it expected to save around $160m through synergies between the...

Goth girl at heart Annaliese Lincoln, insurance protection adviser at Cura Financial Services (pictured), speaks to Health & Protection about overcoming self doubt, taking inspiration from Cura MDs Alan and Kathryn Knowles...

Generali UK has partnered with the children and young people’s bereavement charity Winston’s Wish, to offer grief and bereavement support to the employees – and their children – who are policyholders of...

Doctor Care Anywhere Group has appointed Laura O’Riordan as CEO. Her latest role was as president at EMed Healthcare UK which was previously known as Babylon Health. But she has also held...

The majority of UK employees would swap small monthly treats for access to better health and wellbeing benefits, according to research from Unum UK. The provider's research of 500 employees across UK...

April Group has opened a new office in Shanghai, China to offer its international private medical insurance (IPMI) plans. The firm's IPMI arm April International will roll out its My Health product...

More than three-quarters (77%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) intend to revamp their employee benefits packages, according to Employee Benefit Trends in UK SMEs, a report from Howden Employee Benefits with...

BrokerIQ is expanding into the wealth sector following the appointment of Robert Wood as non-executive advisory lead. Wood, who brings over 25 years in the financial services sector, spanning life, pensions and...

Royal London has launched a joint life second death life cover option to help clients with their estate planning and mitigate inheritance tax (IHT) changes announced in the Autumn Budget. The option,...