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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has appointed Abby Thomas as chief executive and chief ombudsman. Thomas (pictured) has significant experience in leading change and driving operational excellence in large, complex organisations, the...

The health of their family is a top life priority for more than eight in 10 employees - second only to their own personal health, according to research. Engage Health Group’s Work,...

US mutual life insurer New York Life has appointed Wykeeta Peel as market manager of its African American Market Unit (AAMU). Peel will be responsible for developing and executing New York Life's...

Vitality Health is removing underwriting restrictions and easing treatment limits as it expands mental health cover as part of a wider update to its private medical insurance (PMI) offering. The provider is...

Emma Blackmore, account executive for income protection at MetLife, speaks to Health & Protection about being misgendered, the importance of more visible members of the LGBTQIA+ community in upper management and not...

Private medical insurance (PMI) ranks as one of the most in demand workplace benefits by employees, with only flexible working and home working more highly desired. Encouragingly for the sector, risk benefits...

Healix Health Services has partnered with Incorpore to offer the firm's fitness services to its members. It works with over 2,000 employers covering 6.5 million employees across the UK and Ireland providing...

Employee wellbeing and benefits provider Vivup has joined group risk industry body Grid. Karl Bennett, wellbeing director at Vivup, said: “Having worked with Grid in a previous role, it demonstrated the value...

The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 has been revealed. In all 37 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...

Sickness absence rates hit 3.1% in 2021 translating to an average 7.3 sick days per employee - the highest level since 2009, according to data from XpertHR. The firm, which surveyed 149...