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Value concerns led HSBC Life to reject loaded premiums – Hussein
HSBC Life UK questioned using intermediaries with loaded premium companies and decided against working with them amid concerns around adding value for customers, the insurer's CEO Mark Hussein revealed. Hussein (pictured), who...
Read moreSyrona Health launches workforce health profiling tool
Healthcare technology company Syrona Health has announced the launch of Predict, a profiling tool designed to analyse the impact of specific conditions at different life stages on companies, focusing on women's health,...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards 2024: The keys to submitting a great entry
The UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 are open for entries from advisers. There are 15 Awards for advisers to highlight the quality of the work you do throughout the year, day-in...
Read moreCutting IPT is key to improving worker inactivity – Spinks
Cutting insurance premium tax (IPT) is the key to improving worker inactivity, according to Cara Spinks, head of insurance consulting at actuarial consultancy OAC. Spinks' comments follow latest HMRC tax receipts data...
Read moreMore occupational health interventions needed for Sunak’s fit note shift
More meaningful occupational health interventions will be necessary to make government's plan to shift responsibility for issuing fit notes from GPs, towards specialist work and health professionals workable. This is according to...
Read moreBig tech and its effect on innovation a priority for FCA – Rathi
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to examine how big tech firms’ unique access to large sets of data can unlock better products, more competitive prices and wider choice for consumers and...
Read moreMiddle East IPMI Forum: Charting a new course
Health & Protection’s third visit to the UAE was for our first Middle East International PMI Forum, in association with April International. This event expanded on our two previous roundtable discussions and...
Read moreL&G targeted recruitment campaign at The Exeter’s IP claim assessors, says Langton
Legal & General targeted The Exeter's income protection (IP) claims assessors as part of a recruitment drive on LinkedIn last year, according to the mutual's CEO. In response L&G said it did...
Read moreAviva pays over £413m in group protection claims in 2023
Aviva paid more than £413m in group protection claims in 2023. The insurer revealed it paid more than £1.1m every day for employees and their families through group protection policies and had...
Read moreFifth of adults feel forced to try DIY dentistry – Canada Life
One in five adults in the UK have done a dental procedure on themselves, according to research from Canada Life. The insurer's survey of 2,000 UK adults found a fifth (18%) of...
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