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Personal wellbeing in the UK improved over the past year but remains below pre-pandemic levels, according to official data. Office for National Statistics data shows average ratings for anxiety (down 0.18 points),...

Benefex Financial Solutions, the regulated arm of the Benefex Group which provides the employee experience platform OneHub, has joined group risk industry body Grid. Stephen Hackett, head of corporate benefits at Benefex,...

MetLife UK has partnered with HealthHero to provide group life and group income protection clients with under 1,000 employees access to a round-the-clock digital health service. The additional support comes at no extra...

National Friendly has launched a new private medical insurance (PMI) product aimed at helping customers navigate the ongoing cost of living crisis. The product offers four levels of cover to customers aged...

Advisers have been urged to ensure they discuss income protection (IP) products that support women throughout various life stages - from getting married through to having children and divorce. Naomi Greatorex, managing...

Doctors have accused insurers of putting a chokehold on the private healthcare market and paying less than they were in twenty years ago for conducting certain procedures. The Independent Doctors Federation said...

Bupa Insurance CEO Alex Perry said the insurer is not seeing “widespread challenges” with securing consultants and anaesthetists to conduct procedures due to the fees it is paying. However, Aviva Health procurement...

An insurer argued in court that providing clarity of cover for policyholders was anti-competitive, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. The tactic was revealed by FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi (pictured) who...

Regulation is required to address the "increasingly poor" standards of governance and trusteeship at many UK healthcare trusts, according to Halcyon Trustees. The call for regulation follows a warning from founders John...

Advice firm Velvet Mortgage and Insure Services is going into schools and universities to educate young people about finances and careers in the sector. Joanna Streames, the firm's managing director, discussed how...