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Perception of healthcare is evolving The private healthcare industry has seen a significant rise in patient demand over the past year. This is true across a number of areas, from primary care...

The biggest number of relative excess deaths occurred in young and middle aged adults amid higher than expected instances of cardiovascular, diabetes and acute respiratory diseases. This is according to analysis from...

Royal London has widened coverage on its critical illness (CI) cover by updating and adding definitions to expand the scope for claims. As well as new additional cover conditions, Royal London announced...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network and DA Club have launched a Company Protection Hub supporting advisers who work with corporate clients, including how best to protect them and their owners. The...

There is no doubt that protection underwriting processes remain under strain since the pandemic and this can have a knock-on effect breaking trust between advisers and clients. Long waits for GP reports...

There has been a 50% decrease in the number of people buying new protection cover, according to research from LV=.  Findings from the Wealth and Wellbeing Research Programme, a survey of 4,000...

With fewer than one in five people having income protection (IP) insurance it may seem peculiar to read about the risk of people having too much IP. It is important to talk...

Cadence Bank has completed the sale of its insurance operations to Arthur J Gallagher for $904m. Cadence said the deal strategically positions the business "for long-term growth and success, allowing it to...

People buying critical illness (CI) insurance are the most likely to prize provider reputation over price when deciding on taking out cover, according to research from Royal London and Lang Cat. CI...

There is no doubt that mental health issues are prevalent in today’s society and although they can, and do, affect all genders, it’s men that often struggle in silence. In fact, men...