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MorganAsh has added a new nurse support service to its MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) to support advisers in providing help to highly vulnerable clients. The new service has now been incorporated within...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired US-based broker Bernard Benefits and adviser Bernard Healthcare Financial Planning, subsidiaries of Bernard Health. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Bernard Benefits is a...

A further 100,000 people have been added to NHS England waiting lists, according to official NHS data. This brings the number of people on the NHS England waiting list for treatment to...

Almost three quarters (72%) of consumers believe the speed of any claim payment is the key driver of "good value", according to research from MetLife UK. The research measured consumers attitudes towards...

Striking the right balance between time spent in the office and at home is key to getting the most from hybrid working practices, according to advisers. This morning, participants of the Chartered...

Royal London has appointed Jon Fuller to lead its newly created specialist protection distribution team, following its acquisition of Aegon UK's individual protection business.   Fuller joins from Aegon UK, where he...

Engage Health Group and Hooray Health & Protection has appointed Mike Hesch as head of UK employee benefits. Hesch (pictured)  joins from Aon where he was a senior business consultant. He was...

Individual protection insurance sales in the UK fell by 7.8% in 2022 – reversing the rebound the market experienced in 2021, according to Swiss Re’s latest Term & Health Watch report. The...

UK employees are 'woefully under-insured', with employers contributing to a widening protection gap, according to research from consultancy Barnett Waddingham. More than two-thirds of employees are not receiving benefits such as critical...

The shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 adviser categories have now been revealed. The shortlists cover 14 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. Finalists...