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International insurance broker Howden has acquired Manchester-headquartered intermediary Reich Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum. Reich serves UK and international clients, has more than 140 employees and is led by Simon Taylor...

Legal & General Group Protection has partnered with Spectrum.Life to bring its mental health and wellbeing services to all existing and new group risk clients at no extra cost. Spectrum.Life is a...

LV= has followed through on a commitment to join the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM). The trade body which represents mutual and not-for-profit insurers, friendly societies and other financial mutuals across the...

Santé Group is working with Pulse Insurance to help develop the insurer’s first product for its entry into the private medical insurance (PMI) market. The product will be a new entry level...

ActiveQuote has rejoined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) and highlighted a significant increase in the number of enquiries it is receiveing. The Cardiff-based price comparison and intermediary to the...

Cirencester Friendly paid 95.4% of new claims in 2022 with more than £8.5m paid out in total. The income protection (IP) provider revealed it paid 1,348 claims across its portfolio in 2022,...

Pulse Insurance is launching a new health insurance and employee benefits brand - Pulse Clarity. The provider already offers specialist protection plans and group life schemes and is now moving into the...

Allianz Global Benefits (AGB), the employee benefits network of the Allianz Group, has joined Allianz Partners. The firm said the strategic move had been effective from the turn of the year and...

Aviva has partnered with Red Apple Law to offer access to a range of legal services as part of its group life insurance offering. The insurer said the move would make legal...

Securing a quick underwriting decision seems to be increasingly dependent on the insurer advisers are dealing with and how these firms embrace technology. It is clearly becoming more important for insurers to...