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Most UK parents risk financial security due to lack of protection – MetLife
More than half of all UK parents have no form of financial protection in place if absence from work is required to care of their children. This is according to findings from...
Read moreDiscovery warns of legal challenges to South Africa’s National Health Insurance Act
As the problems of the NHS are set to become a major focal point in the upcoming UK general election, South Africa's newly created National Health Insurance (NHI) is experiencing its own...
Read moreAscend appoints healthcare director
Ascend Broking Group has appointed Kristian Breeze as healthcare director for Ascend Healthcare, (previously known as SMP Insurance Brokers). Breeze, (pictured), who told Health & Protection about his new role, previously worked...
Read moreHealth and protection industry must prove tax breaks will increase cover – Ahern
The health and protection industry needs to make a "really, really" clear case that long-called for tax breaks will deliver increased take-up of cover and will not hurt the exchequer. This is...
Read moreCommission should better demonstrate value of brokers – FCA
The insurance sector has been challenged to show greater leadership in demonstrating the value that brokers bring to designing commissions and on policing non-financial misconduct and promoting healthy work cultures. The challenge...
Read moreRAM extends group risk offering with Shepherds Friendly and SirusPoint
Specialist managing general agent (MGA) Risk Assurance Management Ltd (RAM) has announced a strategic collaboration with mutual Shepherds Friendly and global reinsurer SiriusPoint. Expanding on the partnership, a spokesperson for the companies...
Read moreBupa UK Insurance CEO Alex Perry leaving for Nuffield Health as Steve Gray retires
Bupa UK Insurance CEO Alex Perry will takeover as CEO of Nuffield Health later this year, replacing Steve Gray who has announced his retirement. A formal date has not been given for...
Read moreUnderwriteMe aims to reduce life insurance placement times with Instanda integration
Instanda, a global provider of SaaS platform technology for life insurance distribution and policy administration, has partnered with UnderwriteMe, a SaaS underwriting platform provider for the life insurance industry. The collaboration...
Read moreHCML sees 38% rise in mental health assessments
HCML has reported a 38% increase in mental health assessments carried out in the last year when compared to 2022/23. The corporate health and wellbeing specialist carried out 8,483 assessments compared to...
Read moreNearly one in five Aviva GIP claims relate to mental ill health
Around one in five (19%) of claims paid on Aviva’s Group Income Protection in 2023 related to mental ill-health, meaning mental health concerns ranked second only to cancer, which accounted for around...
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