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California-based Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Florida-based Health Market Solutions, (HMS).  HMS has been experiencing rapid growth in direct-to-consumer sales of Affordable Care Act (ACA) under-65 individual health insurance plans.   HMS...

Income protection is the ideal policy for cancer survivors whose stoma limits their ability to work. This is according to Phil Jeynes, director of corporate strategy at Reassured (pictured), who spoke at...

British Friendly has launched children’s critical illness cover today as an optional benefit which can be added for an additional cost to its new Protect and Breathing Space income protection policies. The...

SIP Medical Family Office has acquired the client portfolio of Expat Assure for an undisclosed fee. The move follows Raymond and Karen Leprêtre's decision to retire. Antoine Cartiser (pictured right) and Chantal...

International Medical Group (IMG) is deepening its partnership with Teladoc Health to expand its telehealth offerings via the All360Health platform to services outside the US  and more plans. With Teladoc's All360Health, travellers...

Healix International has agreed a strategic partnership with GSA Global (GSA) to supply its travel risk management assesment services.  GSA will provide Healix International clients and prospects with independent travel risk assessments...

Anne Drugnick is to head Secondsight’s health and protection division, following the successful acquisition and integration of Punter Southall’s employee benefits advisory business. Drugnick (pictured) joined Punter Southall back in 2002 as...

Kicking off Pride Month, Ben Mizen, head of engagement and people development at OneFamily, speaks to Health & Protection about not feeling safe to come out at work early in his career,...

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to give cancer patients a legal right to start treatment within 62-days after an urgent referral should the party win the upcoming general election. Liberal Democrat leader...

Holloway Friendly has joined UnderwriteMe’s protection platform.  Suzy Esson, chief operating officer at Holloway Friendly, said: "We continue to prioritise change, based on adviser feedback. A number of firms asked us to...