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Aviva’s protection and health business posted a 6% growth in sales by value of new business (VNB) to £60m in the first quarter of the year up from £57m in the same...

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is to add to a new heart and lung hospital as part of its phase two expansion. The Prime Heart and Lung Hospital, a new nine-storey complex spanning...

With more than 90% of income protection (IP) sales made through advisers it may surprise people to learn that last month the IPTF hosted 40 experts from advisers, networks, comparison websites, insurers...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Perth, Western Australia-based Mavco Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mavco is a general insurance broker and risk management firm serving corporate clients...

A commonly held view across the insurance sector is that proper diversity across product design and insurance workforce populations should lie at the heart of effectively serving customers. It is clear the...

Islamic Arab Insurance Company (Salama) has appointed Walter Jopp as chief executive officer, following approval of the Central Bank of the UAE. Jopp has spent more than 25 years in the insurance...

Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG) has appointed Paul Wilson as chief operating officer (COO), subject to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval. He succeeds Richard Howells who left the business earlier this month to...

Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) has appointed Dr Luke James as its workforce health leader, Europe. Dr James (pictured) takes up the newly created position having most recently served as Bupa's deputy group...

Healthcare International Group (HCI Group) is launching a fully modular international private medical insurance (IPMI) plan for individuals, families, and employee group schemes. The Nimbl Health product is available in Africa and...

Patients will be offered the choice of booking treatment in private hospitals on the NHS app as part of a drive to reduce waiting lists, according to reports. The Times reported that...