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LifeSearch appoints Richardson and Mooney to head PMI team
LifeSearch has charged its head of expert advice Alan Richardson and people and business leader Chris Mooney with leading its expanded private medical insurance (PMI) advice team. This morning the advice firm...
Read moreJuniper secures £1.5m for reproductive healthcare insurance offering
Insurance start-up Juniper has raised a £1.5m pre-launch investment for its reproductive healthcare insurance offering. London-based Juniper aims to address a gap in health insurance by providing comprehensive genital insurance for all...
Read moreMajority of UK workers feel they should have protection insurance – LV=
The majority of UK workers (54% ) say they would feel more financially resilient if they had insurance that would cover their monthly outgoings if they could not work, according to a...
Read moreLifeSearch extends PMI advice pilot to 45 advisers
LifeSearch is extending a pilot project of offering health insurance advice to a further 45 of its senior advisers in 2024 as it expands its private medical insurance (PMI) offering. It is...
Read moreCIExpert adds Vitality to IP Insight Zone and extends claims dashboard
CIExpert has included Vitality in its income protection (IP) Insight Zone, which is immediately available to all CIExpert subscribers at no additional cost. Vitality’s IP plan joins those already available from AIG...
Read moreEHRC guidance underlines importance of employer menopause policy – Stancliffe
New Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance clarifying employers' legal obligations and providing tips on making reasonable adjustments on menopause in the workplace underlines the importance of having a specific policy...
Read moreAxa Global Healthcare launches treatment payment card
Axa Global Healthcare has launched the phased rollout of its healthcare payment card. The card consists of a virtual card which members can add to their Apple or Google Wallet and enables...
Read moreInsurance Premium Tax raises £6.5bn for Treasury
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised £6.5bn for the Treasury between April 2023 and January 2024 compared to £5.9bn in the same period of the previous year according to latest HM Revenue &...
Read moreDame Carol Black to lead DWP occupational health taskforce
UK businesses will be urged to tackle in-work sickness and stop people from falling out the workforce, following the appointment of Dame Carol Black as the government’s new occupational health tsar. Black,...
Read moreSimplyBiz launches adviser academy
SimplyBiz has launched MyLearning Academy, an online learning portal developed in partnership with Competent Adviser. The academy, available from today (21 February) to all SimplyBiz member firms, offers support on a range...
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