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Guardian to roll out lower-cost life cover
Guardian has revealed it will be expanding its product range in the coming weeks with the launch of new lower-cost life cover Life Essentials. The launch will offer Guardian customers a choice...
Read moreScottish Widows updates CI wordings in Protect plan
Scottish Widows has made changes and updated wordings for some conditions on its critical illness Protect plan. Confirming the changes to Health & Protection, Scottish Widows said they had been made in...
Read moreEverything’s digital these days… why not healthcare too? – Levine
Vitality chief operations and growth officer Greg Levine (pictured) explores why using smartphone apps should not be restricted to booking a taxi, ordering a takeaway or banking transactions. While healthcare is clearly...
Read moreMore than 50% of young people have some form of IP – National Friendly
More than 50% of young people have some form of income protection (IP) in place, according to new research carried out by Opinium for National Friendly. Younger people are also more likely...
Read moreAdvisers lament GBG Insurance administration
Advisers have expressed regret at GBG Insurance (GIL) entering administration and the loss of its product offerings particularly its specific international schools plan. They also cited limited communication from the business during...
Read moreJust 43% of employees with cancer satisfied with work support – Working to Wellbeing
Less than half of UK employees who have, or have had, cancer in the workplace have been satisfied with their return-to-work programme from their employer, according to research from Working to Wellbeing....
Read moreHealth inequality led to million early deaths in last decade – Institute of Health Equity
Almost a million people in 90% of areas across England lived shorter lives than they should have done in the period between 2011 and the start of the pandemic. This is according...
Read moreOman health insurance coverage grows by more than 20%
Oman has seen the number of people with health insurance jump by more than 20%, according to latest figures from the Sultanate’s Capital Market Authority (CMA). Health insurance coverage in Oman grew...
Read moreGallagher appoints COO from AIG to support European expansion
Gallagher has appointed Nepomuk Loesti as chief commercial officer (COO) of its European broking operations. The newly created role will support Gallagher's expansion in Europe, outside of the UK, as the broker...
Read moreOnly GBG Insurance Limited in administration as other GBG subsidiaries continue operations
The wider Global Benefits Group (GBG) is unaffected by the administration process being undertaken by GBG Insurance Limited (GIL), Health & Protection can confirm. According to company filings seen by Health &...
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