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The UK group risk market posted record premiums over the past year as scheme and member numbers increased, but future growth is being threatened by double taxation of group income protection (GIP),...

Members of the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) that offer income protection products paid out £52m in claims over the year, to more than 9,000 customers. The figure was up from £34m...

There were 7,218,001 patients on the NHS England waiting list for treatment to be started in February – another record for the service – up from 7,213,436 in January and 4.4 million...

The City of London Police's Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) has investigated 18 claims of opportunistic insurance fraud between February and March, as soaring inflation is triggering a rise in fraud. IFED...

Two private hospitals have been publically warned about not providing data on performance and patient outcomes and threatened with regulatory enforcement if they fail to meet a six month deadline to do...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled in favour of DeadHappy after a complainant alleged a TV ad trivialised the cost of living crisis. The regulator acknowledged some viewers would question the...

More than one in five (22%) people with an over-50s life plan are thinking about cancelling their cover due to the cost of living crisis, according to research from Scottish Friendly. The...

Legal & General Group Protection has added second medical opinion, medical concierge and nurse support services from global health company Medigo to its group income protection (GIP) products. The services are available...

The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has secured £17,000 in financial sponsorship support from a range of key businesses associated with the protection industry. The sponsors including CIExpert, IPipeline, Iress, NMG Consulting, Protection...

Nuffield Health has appointed Matthew Lynn (pictured) as chief financial officer. Having taken up the role on an interim basis in December, Lynn is joining permanently and will lead the charity’s finance,...