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Global healthcare and private health insurance markets are entering a period of significant strain and transformation. Health needs are evolving, populations are ageing, chronic disease is rising faster than health systems can respond,...

New sales of income protection (IP) products were strong in 2025, but the pace of growth slowed compared to previous years, according to NMG Consulting. However, the firm highlighted that while larger...

Price comparison websites can charge insurers and intermediaries multiple times for hosting their products and even do so without completing a sale, according to the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA). The trade...

Price comparison websites dominate the consumer insurance market but artificial intelligence (AI) services are becoming increasingly influential, according to the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA). The trade body also noted how this...

The Income Protection Taskforce (IPTF) is launching a financial education initiative to teach young adults about managing their money and the financial services industry. The initiative, called Financial Foundations was soft launched...

The Exeter reported a loss of £4.26m for 2025, an improvement on the £8.51m deficit it posted in 2024, as claims and adviser commission rose across its health and protection products. However,...

Eleven members of the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) approved more than 92% of new income protection (IP) claims made in 2025. Furthermore, AFM members increased IP sales by around 7%, selling...

Spire Healthcare has for a second time extended the deadline for Toscafund Asset Management to make a formal offer for the private hospital operator. Toscafund now has until July 9 to make...

Global mobility remains essential for growth, but the environments employees operate in are becoming more complex. Geopolitical tensions, climate disruption, healthcare access challenges and rising mental health pressures are reshaping how organisations...

Two major international private medical insurance (IPMI) providers have at least one million members, Health & Protection’s latest IPMI Report has found. Data published from two of the largest IPMI providers for...