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Saudi Arabia has today introduced mandatory health insurance for domestic workers employed by households with more than four staff, according to the Saudi Council of Health Insurance (CHI).  The CHI says the...

Royal London has completed the Part VII transfer of the Aegon UK individual protection book following formal approval by the courts. The acquisition, first announced in April last year, sees the life...

While gender assigned at birth cannot be disregarded in medical underwriting, processes can be made more inclusive of LGBTQ+ customers. This is according to Juliette Meads, national account manager at Vitality, who...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned the insurance industry to improve monitoring to determine whether firms are delivering good outcomes for retail customers, as required by the Consumer Duty. It highlighted...

An Indian man and four alleged accomplices have been acquitted of the charges of killing another man with a snake as part of an elaborate life insurance scam. In 2021 Prabhakar Wakchaure...

John Pawley, talent selection manager at Reassured, speaks to Health & Protection about being bullied about his sexuality when he was younger, how his employer has launched D,E and I training as...

Evelyn Partners has been appointed as administrator to controversial life insurer DeadHappy which had more than 25,000 active customer policies. The administrator told customers that all policies remain valid following its appointment...

Two-thirds (64%) of neurodiverse employees in the UK feel their workplaces lack sufficient support, putting businesses at risk of employee alienation.  Opinium surveyed 2,000 people for Zest's Unlocking the potential of neurodiversity...

Vitality has seen a 179% increase in member use of talking therapies since 2019 which it believes has helped to cut in-patient mental health claims significantly. The insurer said during the same...

Neil Kirby has been appointed CEO of global individual health (GIH) at Cigna Global, starting his new role on 1 July. Kirby was most recently group chief marketing and strategy officer at...