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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...

The Santé Group has acquired the client bank from independent insurance broker Keyman Adviser Ltd for an undisclosed sum. The deal sees the combined group's premium book hit the £30m mark, it...

More than half of adults say they were not aware of their loved ones' final wishes, according to a report from MetLife. The insurer's The Last Word: Tackling the death and funeral...

Concerns around the cost of living are leading to a crisis in mental health, according to insurer Zurich, which revealed 25% more workers have called its employee helplines asking for support. Analysis...

Our latest global Future Risk Report has revealed that the general public’s health concerns are both persisting and broadening, especially as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, almost half of...

Office for National Statistics (ONS) data indicating that work-limiting health conditions are the single biggest contributor to economic inactivity is making the business case for increased investment in healthcare, according to consultants...

This Mental Health Awareness Week, Joanna Streames, owner of Velvet, (pictured) speaks to Health & Protection about how a career in protection advice helped her support her daughter who has obsessive compulsive...

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting (pictured) claims Labour would make greater use of spare capacity in the private health sector to arrest spiralling wait times for NHS treatment. NHS England data released...