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The government has launched a £1m fund for new ideas to boost health and welfare at work for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the self-employed. Under the scheme, successful bidders receive...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told firms to pay particularly close attention to existing and new communications which customers rely on to make purchasing decisions as this is where its rules...

Healix International is opening a new office in Vancouver. The firm says the expansion of its operational team in Canada is due to growing demand for its crisis security and risk management...

Simplyhealth is launching a rapid scanning referral service for its customers under a partnership with Scan.com, which will see its customers receive better rates. Customers will be able to search for MRI,...

Howden Group’s profit after tax soared to £218m in 2022 – up 58% from £140m reported the previous year. The global insurance broking group also spent more than £1.4bn on mergers and...

At the start of 2023 some advisers in the health and protection sector are bracing themselves for a "dismal" year in which they help customers move onto cheaper cover and concentrate on...

Baroness Zahida Manzoor has been reappointed as chairwoman of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). She was first appointed at the Financial Ombudsman Service on 2 August 2019 for an initial three-year term....

National Friendly has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) while Health Shield has re-joined as a corporate member. Health Shield commercial director Paul Shires said he was delighted the...

Legal & General chief executive Sir Nigel Wilson has announced his intention to retire after more than a decade leading the insurer, but he is likely to stay in post for a...

A lawyer is warning employers to put menopause support in place in for staff or risk being brought to tribunal. The caution came despite government pushing back against proposals to make menopause...