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AIG Life paid out a record £394m in protection insurance claims and 95% of all individual protection claims in 2023. The UK life insurance firm, now part of Aviva Group, provided support...

Confidence is subdued but growing among advisers about protection sales growth this year, according to research from IPipeline. Data from Gen Re data in May showed some 50,000 fewer protection policies were...

Global reinsurer PartnerRe has joined group risk industry body Grid. PartnerRe is a global reinsurance company with more than $10bn in total capital offering group reinsurance solutions to the UK and Irish...

Royal London has introduced a leading income replacement guarantee enabling customers to claim up to £1,750 every month, rising to £3,500 for doctors and surgeons in a move aimed at helping to...

Nearly 900,000 admissions were made to private hospitals in the UK in 2023, according to data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The data collected from more than 600 private hospitals...

The Exeter has reported that since the introduction of unlimited remote GP appointments within its HealthWise app in November 2023, requests for these appointments have risen by 142%. And Health MOTs have...

The third edition of Health & Protection’s international private medical insurance (IPMI) service ratings measuring the performance of providers across the sector is now available.   REQUEST YOUR COPY HERE   This...

Broadstone has launched a standalone insurance, regulatory and risk advisory division. The division will service the life and non-life insurance sector including Lloyds and London market, in addition to redress solutions and...

The Conservatives have committed to building 100 new GP surgeries in England and boosting the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community, should they retain power and win...

The Liberal Democrats plan to reverse cuts to the Public Health Grant should they win the upcoming general election. The Public Health Grant funds health checks for infants, children, mothers, working age...