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Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) receipts rose 11% over the last financial year, underlining the importance of a carve out on health insurance products, according to Brett Hill, head of health and protection...

DeadHappy's unsecured debts exceeded £1m when it collapsed into administration last month including more than £300,000 owed to Covea Life and £110,000 to Shepherds Friendly which underwrote its policies. DeadHappy founder Andy...

Financial services firms have found focusing on price and value “challenging” during the first year of the Consumer Duty, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FCA will be publishing a...

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is calling on government to introduce tax incentives for companies that commit to "significant" improvements in the health of their workforce as the costs of...

Legal & General has made a series of updates to its adviser protection platform, OLP Connect, aimed at improving user interface and achieving better customer outcomes. The insurer said the updates were...

IPipeline has appointed Steve Cover as chief technology officer. The firm said he will be charged with establishing the future technical vision and roadmap for the organisation’s next phase of growth. He...

Royal London has appointed Daniel Hevingham as business development manager from AIG Life. Hevingham (pictured), who covers North West England, will join a pair of fellow AIG Life alumni at the mutual....

The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 has been revealed. In all 46 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...

Remote GP provider Doctor Care Anywhere has told Health & Protection it is keen to demonstrate the 'substantial' improvements it has made since being downgraded by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) during...

The British Medical Association (BMA) is to recommend junior doctors in England accept a fresh pay offer after negotiations with the new Labour government. The move follows almost two years of industrial...