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Prime minister Rishi Sunak (pictured) has announced the UK general election will take place on 4 July. The prime minister ended growing speculation by confirming the UK will go to the polls...

Sales of new long-term individual protection policies in 2023 fell 5.5% in 2023 as the cost of living crisis continued its stranglehold on households across the country. Swiss Re's Term & Health...

Health Compass is launching a white label version of its international private medical insurance (IPMI) product sourcing platform which can be fully branded and plugged-in to adviser websites. The system is suitable...

The Right DA Club has added Cirencester Friendly to its protection panel. Right DA Club members can now access the mutual's range of income protection cover products including My Earnings Protected and...

The Exeter has appointed Tim Weaver as head of customer experience – claims and will now lead its income protection claims team.  Weaver first joined The Exeter in January 2023 as head...

The ongoing cost of living crisis has taken its toll on the mortgage market. The number of people who have no money left over at the end of the month has increased...

The UK group risk industry paid out a record £2.49bn in claims in 2023, equal to £6.82m a day, according to data released by trade body Group Risk Development (Grid).  That represented...

Aviva is withdrawing AIG's entire expatriate cover product including all pipeline applications with immediate effect, Health & Protection can reveal. Health & Protection understands Aviva took the decision to close the product...

Bupa Health Clinics is opening five new health centres within private medical and dental provider MyHealthcare sites. The centres, based in Balham, Swiss Cottage and Chiswick in London, Edgbaston in Birmingham and...

Royal London paid 99% of all protection claims in 2023, paying out over 77,000 protection claims, totalling a record total of £731m, representing £100m more than 2022. This is according to the...