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A 'perfect storm' has created extraordinary private medical insurance (PMI) rate increases for UK employers, with some facing rate increases of more than 50%, with an average increase of close to 20%,...

An economic system that is based on capitalism, coupled with an aging demographic, has helped to ensure that health costs in Hong Kong are among the highest in the world. Stephen Ho,...

Love Island influencers have their place in promoting the protection industry but only if they are "authentic" and can ask open-ended questions aimed at educating the wider population. This was according to...

Digital mortgage and protection broker Tembo has appointed Michele Golunska as non-executive director on its board. Golunska (pictured) is managing director for wealth and advice at Aviva and was previously chief executive...

Health & Protection returned to Dubai for our second Middle East IPMI Roundtable to examine how the market is evolving. VIEW THE ROUNDTABLE SUPPLEMENT HERE Twelve months after our last visit it...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) does not pose an immediate threat to advisers jobs - but underwriters may need to have confidence in their ability to evolve faster than the technology. This was the...

Manulife Hong Kong has almost doubled its designated China hospital network from 1,700 to more than 3,000 listed hospitals across mainland China. “This makes Manulife the market leader with the most extensive coverage...

Richard Roper has been promoted to president of Mercer Hong Kong and Macau, as of this month.  Roper (pictured), who has been based in Hong Kong since 2014, was previously the Mercer...

Chubb has promoted Zelda Mostert from the post of chief financial officer South Africa, to the role of country president as of 1 July.  In her new role, Mostert is responsible for...

The private health sector could play a key role in ensuring the NHS survives for another 75 years. This is according to private health industry experts who spoke to Health & Protection...