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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is updating its existing guidance on social media and customer communications to better protect consumers in the era of the 'finfluencer' or financial influencer. Announcing the update,...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revised down its fee rate for advisers operating in the health and protection insurance markets for this financial year. However, the rate of £1.727 per £1,000...

Specialist primary care provider GPDQ has agreed a partnership with occupational health company HCB Group. The agreement sees GPDQ include occupational health appointments as part of its range of corporate health services...

The second Santé Group charity golf day raised more than £1,000 for Heart Research UK thanks to support from the health and protection sector. The event brought together more than 70 representatives...

Dubai has jumped two places to the fourth spot in global individual international private medical insurance (IPMI) premiums, up from sixth in 2021, with an 8% increase to US$5,687, according to a...

Demand for dental plans and insurance coverage is growing significantly, especially with small business and group scheme customers, according to advisers. The comments come the same day that MPs released a damning...

NHS dentistry is facing a crisis of access, and a complete shake up is needed to prevent further decline in oral health, according to a House of Commons select committee report. “The...

Virtual GP services could be subject to European Union (EU) VAT charges from January 2025 depending on how the practice is classed following rule changes in Brussels. This is according to Sue...

Cost-effective wellbeing solutions for the whole of the workforce are the most important top benefits for UK employers, according to Willis Towers Watson's 2023 Benefits Trends survey. The WTW report which surveyed...

US healthcare benefits broker Nava Benefits has acquired benefits consultants Nielsen Benefits Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Nava uses technology in a bid to help employers cut healthcare costs,...