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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 &...

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,...

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...

An unnamed insurer has come in for praise from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for highlighting policy exclusions on its website before customers even begin to start applications. In its Consumer Duty...