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Boston Mutual Life appoints regional sales director
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company has appointed Daniel King as regional sales director for western New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia within its distribution and business development department. King will be responsible...
Read moreInsurers still make it far too difficult to get mental healthcare – Biden
Medical insurers in the United States may soon have to change their approach to mental health care, as US president Joe Biden has called them out for making it too difficult for...
Read moreAviva pilots medical diagnostics as in-house workplace benefit
Aviva is offering medical diagnostic services as an employee benefit to a test group of its employees. The pilot follows an agreement between diagnostic imaging platform Scan and digital health provider HealthKey....
Read moreNo £10,000 cap on compensatory payments say financial regulators
Financial regulators in the UK have removed a proposal for a £10,000 cap on compensatory payments for those who have complaints about their actions. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulation...
Read moreDentist visits delayed as employers push back on time off – Bupa
Three-quarters of employees have delayed visits to the dentist in the last year with fears about employer push back being a key factor. Research by Bupa found 73% of the 2,049 UK...
Read moreScottish Widows increases probate threshold to £150k
Scottish Widows has increased the probate threshold on life insurance claims and investments from £50,000 to £150,000. The insurer told Health & Protection that at least 10% of life insurance claimants each...
Read moreBooming post-Covid economy driving high IPMI premiums in Dubai
International private medical insurance (IPMI) premiums have been increasing in Dubai largely due to higher demand for medical services as the economy returns to life after Covid. Dubai, a part of the...
Read moreIntroducing… Ashley Hill, London & Country Mortgages
Ashley Hill, protection expert at London & Country Mortgages, speaks to Health & Protection about leaving the world of furniture for insurance, taking inspiration from his captains of industry parents, overcoming exam...
Read moreMore than a third of working age people have long-term health concerns as absence rates climb
More than a third of working age people are suffering prolonged physical or mental health issues and the number with many issues has soared in the last four years. Musculoskeletal (MSK) and...
Read moreMajority of consumers unprotected but cash plans and IP tick up – FCA
There was a slight increase in protection and health insurance coverage in the two-year period since the pandemic first, hit fuelled by growing appetite for health cash plans and income protection. However...
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