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A coalition of clinicians, patients, charities, employers, insurers and health technology leaders, led by Perci Health, has published an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes...

Health Shield Wellbeing has agreed a partnership with My Menopause Centre which means its Health Check customers can now access enhanced menopause support. The additional menopause support is designed to help employers...

Allianz UK has launched a short-term income protection policy which requires no medical underwriting and provides immediate cover.  Available only through financial advisers and mortgage brokers, benefits are paid for a maximum...

MetLife UK paid out £231m in group risk claims in 2025, up from a total of £224m in the previous year. The provider’s 2025 group claims report revealed that for its group...

Insurers have a crucial role in helping HR justify health and wellbeing benefits spend, Graham Simons hears.   Health and wellbeing benefits are no longer a nice to have for UK plc...

The private sector delivered 318,070 cancer admissions between January 2022 and June 2025, according to a report from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The report reveals admissions remained consistent with around...

Square Health has renewed its existing agreement to provide Aviva with digital health services for a further five years. The deal, first agreed in 2020, sees Square Health provide Aviva’s Digital GP,...

Benenden Health saw a 29% increase in demand for its physio services from its members in 2025. According to data shared with Health & Protection, the not-for-profit healthcare provider’s members accessed 30,547...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has added Clear Employee Benefits as an intermediary member.  Part of the wider Clear Group, Clear Employee Benefits advises on a range of solutions,...

While private medical insurance (PMI) complaints to the Financial Ombudsman (FOS) dropped 9.7% for the third quarter of the 2025 financial year, income protection grievances have continued to soar - up 22.4%...