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Advisers remain bullish about business prospects for 2024 despite an increase in the rate of inflation. At the end of last year advisers told Health & Protection they were optimistic about prospects...

Max Life Insurance has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of its first representative office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Indian life insurer said the office...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to reveal its potential to revolutionise workplace health, but do not be afraid, hears Richard Browne. VIEW THE ROUNDTABLE SUPPLEMENT HERE   AI and other similar new...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co's reinsurance division, Gallagher Re, has acquired Canada-based MGB Re (MGB). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. MGB provides reinsurance solutions to health maintenance organisations (HMOs), managing...

Grid has appointed Legal & General distribution director of group protection Colin Fitzgerald as chairman. He succeeds Paul White whose three-year tenure has come to an end. Fitzgerald's career in the employee...

A lack of access to NHS services is behind increased consumer demand for private healthcare. Private healthcare is no longer the preserve of the mass affluent as the sector increasingly targets the...

In the final part of Health & Protection’s exclusive interview, VitalityHealth managing director Dr Keith Klintworth talks about how technology is revolutionising health insurance. Dr Klintworth discusses why digitisation can deliver more...

UK mortgage and insurance network Stonebridge has welcomed mortgage and protection adviser Windsor Hill Mortgages, back to the network after leaving in January 2023 as one of its latest appointed representative (AR)...

The Chartered Insurance Institute has appointed Matthew Hill as CEO. Hill (pictured) is the current CEO of the Legal Services Board, a position he has held since August 2019. His background also...

PureHealth has completed the acquisition of UK independent hospital operator Circle Health Group. Middle East healthcare platform PureHealth said the completion of the deal, which valued Circle at $1.2bn before debt, signified...