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Aston Lark and A-Plan, which were previously taken over by Howden, have today both rebranded to the Howden name.  Aston Lark was acquired by Howden, the international insurance broking group, in 2022,...

Healix Health has appointed Teladoc Health to takeover its remote GP service from HealthHero. Health & Protection understands HealthHero is no longer operating the service which was previously known as TrustDoc24. Health...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has raised serious concerns about several elements of how insurers are addressing terminal illness benefits attached to life insurance policies. The regulator strongly criticised insurers for the...

Terminal illness benefits are delivering poor outcomes and consumer harm in some instances as issues persist with claims not being paid, advisers have told Health & Protection. There is also confusion around...

Guardian has joined the Quilter Select protection panel. The move expands Guardian’s distribution reach, opening access to around 3,000 advisers in Quilter’s network advice business and follows Guardian’s entry into income protection. ...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Diane Whalley as business development manager for group risk. Whalley (pictured) will be managing the firm's desk-based group risk adviser team, helping to grow the business...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired San Diego, California-based retail insurance broker Hartley Cylke Pacific Insurance Services for an undisclosed sum. The retail insurance broker's services include life insurance advice services....

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) CEO Nikhil Rathi has blamed the “caution” of firms for not providing “good and affordable” financial advice to enough customers. He also highlighted that there needs to be...

Axa Health is making its menopause service available to all members. The service, launched last year as an opt-in for corporate clients, has now been extended to all members, including individual customers...

It's not just high profile footballers choosing to leave for Saudi Arabia; international private medical insurance (IPMI) advisers too have noticed a large uptake of workers moving to the Kingdom. While IPMI...