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India-based insurer Bajaj Allianz Life has announced the opening of its first representative office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).   The development is in line with the company’s strategy to deliver...

Aviva is offering Origo’s Unipass Letter of Authority (ULoA) service to support individual protection cases. Letter of Authority requests and responses can now be obtained electronically from the insurer for protection products....

Saga has appointed Bupa to provide its private medical insurance (PMI) products, replacing its existing partnership with Axa Health.  Under the new partnership Bupa will provide Saga’s four health plans from 1...

Cirencester Friendly has added a short-term benefit option to its My Earnings Protected income protection (IP) product, responding to demand from advisers and consumers.  It provides cover for up to two years...

Equipsme founder and managing director Matthew Reed has visited Downing Street three times meeting prime ministerial advisers to campaign for the removal of P11D tax on employee health benefits. In an exclusive...

SME employers in Hong Kong have gradually reduced the emphasis they place on employees’ health and wellbeing, according to research from QBE.  The percentage of SME employers who identified employee health, safety...

Reported cases of opportunistic fraud in Britain jumped by 61% from March 2022 to April 2023, according to the City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED). The IFED believes the...

SimplyBiz has added additional support for advisers as just six weeks remain until the implementation of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) new Consumer Duty. The firm said it has added a series...

Fewer people being able to attend cancer screening appointments contributed to a fall in healthy lives across England during the second year of the pandemic. Latest data from the Office for National...

LivWell Asia has launched its One Health employee health benefits product for SMEs and startups.  The insurer based in Vietnam said more than 200 employees had joined One Health since the launch...