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Leah Barnes, protection specialist at London & Country (pictured), speaks to Health & Protection about why her start in the protection sector brought an end to her travels around Australia, overcoming setbacks...

Striking out on your own as an adviser can prove daunting - most will not know where to start and in an era of increased remote working leaving colleagues to go it...

Bupa Health Clinics is to open Bupa Health Centres within Arista Medical sites in Cheltenham and Swindon, with new sites also set to open in Swansea and Plymouth in April. The partnership...

Vitality has added HealthHero as a second partner to meet demand for its virtual GP services. The provider revealed that this new agreement will complement its existing arrangement with long-standing partner Livi...

The number of people living with cancer could hit 5.4 million people by the year 2045. This is according to a report which draws on Scottish Widows’ actuarial expertise and is informed...

More than a third of financial advisers are expecting demand for private medical insurance (PMI) to rise in the UK this year, a survey has discovered. The study of 750 advisers by...

Legal & General has significantly cut back on issuing quotes for group critical illness (CI) schemes, Health & Protection can reveal. The insurer told Health & Protection it was not exiting the...

Nine in 10 advisers think income protection (IP) sales will grow over the next five years. This is according to the Protection Distributors Group's (PDG) Protection Insights Report 2026. The report reveals...

Complex issues involving multiple regulators and critical stress tests are being simplified by artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies, the World of America Convention has heard. Regulation is an ever-present subject for...

Abigail Montrose hears how changes to Inheritance Tax rules are triggering steep demand for protection planning but greater collaboration is needed.   Changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) rules bringing more people and...