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More than half of secondary school pupils think health insurance will be essential for them in 20 years time, a survey of 1,000 children has found. The Insurance Uncovered: Why Financial Literacy...

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, an adviser working for LifeSearch speaks to Health & Protection about securing life cover for a customer who subsequently took their own life. Their account is...

National Friendly has extended its hybrid reviewable premium income protection (IP) product to include a level premium reviewable offering. In a separate move, the mutual has also extended the availability of its...

Allianz Partners has appointed Okan Özdemir as chief officer for health and board member. Reporting directly to Allianz Partners CEO Tomas Kunzmann, Özdemir (pictured) joins from Allianz Türkiye, where he was chief...

HCML has appointed Marc Holl as chief quality officer (CQO) - the second senior appointment from Nuffield Health in a little over a month and third in a year following CEO James...

NHS England inpatient experiences are improving slowly but remain below pre-pandemic levels in many issues with some still seeing signs of decline. Data from the 2024 edition of the Care Quality Commission’s...

Shepherds Friendly has signed a deal with Alula Technologies to provide its low-code untomated underwriting platform. A key goal of the bespoke integration is to empower Shepherds Friendly to reach a wider...

UK workplace absence rates are significantly outstripping pre- and post-pandemic levels with mental health the driving factor, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Its survey of more than...

Almost half of global diabetes cases may not be diagnosed with the effects most profound in young adults and those from central sub-Saharan Africa, according to latest research. The research found diagnosis...

Government is delivering a further £338m investment into the Connect to Work programme which will deliver localised, tailored support to more than 85,000 people who are sick, disabled or face complex barriers...