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Kirsten Davies, marketing executive at Cirencester Friendly, speaks to Health & Protection about taking inspiration from colleague Victoria Clark, seeking out further educational opportunities to further her career and her extensive knowledge...

Hub International Ltd has acquired Canadian employee benefits provider Zavitz Insurance and Wealth for an undisclosed sum. London, Ontario-based Zavitz  provides group employee benefits, living benefits and life insurance services, and financial...

Aviva saw strong demand for its private health insurance business, with sales growth of more than 40%, according to Amanda Blanc, group CEO of Aviva.  “Our private health business is experiencing strong...

The majority of people with critical illness (CI) are not fully aware of the conditions they would be covered for if they needed to claim. This is according to a survey of...

Brokers expect increase in PMI customer interest Three quarters of health insurance advisers expect customer interest in private healthcare plans to increase further this year. This is according to a survey of...

While most women in the workplace face health problems at work (74%), they are finding there is a lack of support available to help them, according to research from Simplyhealth. The cash...

The Office for Budget Responsibility says it expects rising health-related inactivity to continue weighing on the UK worker participation rate. The revelation features in associated documents to this year's Spring Budget. The...

Pessimism over the prospects of swingeing tax cuts in the chancellor's Spring Budget including tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI) have proven prescient. Earlier today, ahead of chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged an extra £2.5bn to help cut NHS waiting lists in today's Budget. The increase means a total budget for the NHS in England of £164.9bn for 2024-25....

While advisers want tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI), they think there is zero chance of it happening in today's Spring Budget. Ahead of the chancellor's address to Parliament this afternoon,...