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Doctor Care Anywhere offers medical letters via ZoomDoc
Doctor Care Anywhere's patients can now access a same-day online medical letter service directly through the virtual health provider's website. The agreement means telehealth service Doctor Care Anywhere patients will be able...
Read moreVitality introduces more detailed value statement
Vitality has introduced a more detailed bi-annual value statement showing health and life members the value they receive in monetary terms through savings, rewards and benefits from their plan. The statement will...
Read moreHalf of UK adults aim to cut or stop drinking – Aviva
Nearly half of UK adults who say they drink alcohol (48%) plan to stop drinking or cut their alcohol intake over the next year, according to research from Aviva. The research also...
Read moreConsumer Duty drives more adviser protection conversations as interest grows – AMI
The Consumer Duty is leading to increased adviser engagement with protection insurance, with 41% admitting they are having more protection conversations as a result of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) regulations. This...
Read moreCovid boosted virtual GP services but AI can drive it forward
Covid was a main driver for the success of virtual GP services but artificial intelligence (AI) will play a big part in helping to to drive the future growth of the service,...
Read moreFCA interviews 20 social media influencers under caution
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is interviewing 20 social media influencers under caution, as it launches targeted action against these ‘finfluencers’ who may be pushing financial services products illegally. The FCA has...
Read moreIPT hits £4.5bn record at half year
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) receipts hit a half-year record of £4.5bn through the first six months of the 2024/25 financial year, according to the latest HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data. That...
Read moreA third of employers still do not record the impact of sickness absence – Grid
The vast majority (82%) of employers say they currently record sickness absence. That is a marginal improvement on the 80% that said the same in 2023 - but not as many as...
Read moreInsurance technology roundtable: Preparing for a digital first generation
There is no question that digitisation is becoming a necessity for the health and protection insurance markets, however it is clear younger generations are becoming the most influential population in driving forward...
Read moreHealth & Protection Individual Protection Report: In-force members and new business slide but IP bucks trend
More than 10 million individual protection policies were in force at the end of 2023, the latest Health & Protection Individual and Business Protection Report has found. The figures cover 13 major...
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