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The Right DA Club has launched a protection helpdesk for its member firms. The desk has no additional cost and will be led by national account manager Gary Harrison who joined earlier...

Broadstone has hired Alex McNiven as business protection specialist, joining the consultancy from A-One Insurance Group. He will join Broadstone in its in rapidly growing employee benefits consulting division. McNiven has 17...

Life and health insurers should develop products to cover under-represented groups, promote “fair and inclusive underwriting” and offer mental health services as an essential benefit, according to a dedicated United Nations (UN)...

MorganAsh and Investor in Customers are partnering to provide reports supporting Consumer Duty requirements. Investor in Customers already provides a suite of reports assessing outcomes for firms and these will be combined...

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...