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Spectrum.Life has appointed Dr Paula Franklin as a director of the board. Having trained in the UK and worked as a hospital doctor and a GP before studying Public Health at Johns...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has unveiled the second batch of advisers taking part in its adviser focused campaign, 7 Advisers. The seven advisers set to be introduced by IPTF on...

The London Clinic has said there is "no place" at its hospital for those who "intentionally" breach the trust of its patients or colleagues and said it would investigate any breach. The...

Voting for the Health & Protection International PMI Provider Service Ratings 2024 is open and we want to hear from intermediaries around the world. You can vote to recognise those IPMI insurers...

The role of protection underwriting is not to catch agents or customers out, but to understand any inconsistencies in their NHS records and to improve confidence in these products. The ultimate aim...

Rhys Williams has claimed his wife felt forced to leave her job after her employer refused to adjust her hours to allow her to take care of their sick son. This is...

Clients who use mental health services, though they do not suffer from mental health issues, are in danger of being denied protection cover, according to Krystle Skelton, protection adviser at Cura. Skelton...

MedicusUnion Telemedicine has announced that it now provides interpreter services spanning 11 languages for patients and doctors using its telemedicine platform. Translatable languages offered on the MedicusUnion Telemedicine’s platform include: German, English,...

Individual protection product sales fell to 2.1 million in 2023, the lowest figure since 2018, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The drop of around 100,000 sales represented a 4.5%...

Explainable artificial intelligence (AI) is the key to bridging the gap between the benefits of the technology and maintaining trust among policy holders. This is according to Dr Lizzy Lubczanski, client manager...