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Customers will only benefit when extending matching adjustments (MA) to allow in-payment income protection (IP) liabilities under new Solvency UK rules is made accessible to smaller insurers, "spurring price competition rather than...

The UK Health & Protection Awards returned to the Hilton Park Lane in London bigger than ever before. More than 750 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together at a packed venue...

Aviva has seen a 35% increase in oncology spend since 2017. This is according to Dr Suba M (pictured), medical director at Aviva Health, who was addressing LaingBuisson’s Private Acute Health Conference...

Axa Health's digital orthopaedic service has proven "transformational" for the insurer and its customers driving down consultations, scanning and treatments, according to its head of specialist and practitioner relations Sarah Taylor. Presenting...

General insurance and pure protection complaints soared by more than a quarter (26.6%) for the first half of 2023 compared to the last half of 2022, according to data from the Financial...

Vitality's owner Discovery Health has partnered with Amwell, a global hybrid health care enablement specialist, to introduce the first digital therapeutic benefits funded by a health insurer in South Africa. The move...

The number of people on the NHS England waiting list for treatment soared past 7.7 million for the first time in August. This was up from 7,679,851 million people as of the...

Eight in 10 advisers always or frequently promote the use of trusts or beneficiary nomination during client meetings, according to research from Royal London. The survey of more than 100 advisers found...

Howden has acquired Italian employee benefits service provider Wide Care Services. Wide Care launched in 2006 and offers a health and welfare management platform providing administrative services for supplementary healthcare programs and...

Aon CEO for UK regions David Battle and Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) co-founder Sue Smith (pictured above) have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to the health and protection...