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Bupa has overhauled its small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) health insurance offering. The update includes dental care as standard, 15-minute GP appointments and preventative DNA testing. The insurer said the suite of new...

Generali Employee Benefits and Europ Assistance are being brought together under the Redion brand - part of the Generali Group. The process is part of the organisation rebranding its Care platform bringing...

Firms need to tread carefully when it comes to single tie arrangements, according to James Daley, managing director at consumer group Fairer Finance. And they must be prepared to "recommend that customers...

  Medical evacuation has typically been considered in more complex or challenging situations, often involving remote environments or elevated risk. However, it is increasingly viewed through a wider lens, reflecting how differences...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has added Cluda, an AI-powered workspace designed specifically for insurance brokers, as a corporate member. Cluda.ai supports brokers working across employee benefits and health...

A GP turned adviser has emphasised that intermediaries must warn their clients when they are in a “red flag situation” with their financial protection and life setting. Dr Luke Mitchell, financial planner...

Epassi UK has reached an agreement which sees its clients able to buy access to Emerald’s preventive health platform. Emerald is clinician-founded and Care Quality Commission registered, with regulated activities including diagnostic...

Private medical insurance (PMI) and protection complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have increased year-on-year across virtually all major product categories. Income protection saw the largest uplift in terms of number...

Omni Protect, Fintel’s whole of market protection club, has appointed Dave Butler (pictured) to the newly created role of head of protection development. Butler (pictured) joins from Legal & General where he...

An overly optimistic outlook is leaving younger consumers exposed to potential financial shocks. This is according to a poll of 2,000 adults from Vitality which indicated a generational divide in how risk...