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HCA opens Lister Fertility Clinic at The Portland Hospital
HCA Healthcare UK's Lister Fertility Clinic has opened a fertility centre at The Portland Hospital in central London. It is the second location in the capital and will provide an array of...
Read moreFriends outrank GPs as most popular contact for menopause support – MetLife
Friends outrank GPs as the most popular point of contact to talk about the perimenopause or menopause, according to research from MetLife UK. The research was carried out by Censuswide in February/March...
Read moreMiddle East IPMI Roundtable: Raising standards and standing up for what’s right
Minimum qualifications for health insurance intermediaries must be introduced to ensure all customers achieve better healthcare outcomes, advisers have argued. The panel at Health & Protection’s Middle East international private medical insurance...
Read moreBritish Friendly introduces level guaranteed premiums and benefit guarantee on IP
British Friendly has launched level guaranteed premiums on its short and long-term income protection Protect product as a new, second premium option in addition to its existing age-costed guaranteed premiums. The mutual...
Read moreL&G group risk claims paid rise 4% to £335m
Legal & General paid just over £335m in group protection claims in 2021, up almost 4% on 2020. The provider's 2021 group claims data reveals group critical illness cover claims almost doubled...
Read moreAmeriHealth Caritas appoints president of exchange business from Blue Cross
US Medicaid provider AmeriHealth Caritas has appointed Loretta Lenko (pictured) as president of its exchange business. Lenko will oversee AmeriHealth Caritas Next, the company’s exchange business which was announced in October last...
Read moreLeadership buy-in key to unlocking wellbeing productivity boost – Allen-Smith
Securing buy-in from the top is critical to ensuring companies can unlock the productivity boost created by embedding happiness into their health and wellbeing strategies. This is according to occupational coach Jenny...
Read moreAMII adds four members
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has added four new members this month. Three advice firms, Benefits Advisory Services (BAS) and Crispin Speers & Partners, and Dragonfly Crowd, have joined...
Read morePrioritise IP conversations as mortgage payments rise, urges The Exeter
The Exeter is urging to advisers to start prioritising conversations about income protection (IP) with clients due to rising mortgage repayments and the ongoing cost of living crisis. The insurer highlighted data...
Read moreAdvisers can help speed up rehabilitation from severe brain injuries – MacLaine
International research has shown the impact of early multidisciplinary rehabilitation for people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has a huge impact on the long-term functional outcomes. Put simply, the...
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