The mental health of staff is the top concern for senior decision makers, according to research commissioned to mark this Mental Health Awareness Week. But separate research indicates the pandemic has created...
Read moreJudges for the Health & Protection Awards 2022 have given advisers their tips to help submit the best possible entries for this year’s awards. Christine Husbands, managing director of RedArc, and Elliott...
Read moreSesame Bankhall Group is asking advisers to promise to talk about protection with every client and launching a range of support to help increase the uptake of protection insurance. The network’s three-month...
Read moreUnum UK has revealed it paid a total of £366m in claims in 2021, up £6.5m on 2020, with £202m of the total being for group income protection (GIP) pay outs. Cancer...
Read moreThere has been another increase in the number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year, according to official data. While the number of...
Read moreA large scale sophisticated fraud is currently affecting international private medical insurance (IPMI) providers across the globe with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) being consulted, according to John Carpenter, chairman...
Read moreCompulsory private medical cover is not likely to be introduced in Qatar until next year, a leading health insurance adviser operating in the country has suggested. Amber Musson-Thorp, group commercial director -...
Read moreHCML has appointed James Cracknell as its first rehabilitation ambassador. In his role Cracknell will support HCML in championing its rehabilitation capabilities and act as an advocate in the importance of receiving...
Read moreBuilding trust with clients during the pandemic paid off and helped convince international assignees to leave Ukraine earlier this year, according to Des Donnelly, group SVP - distribution and partnerships at International...
Read moreConversations with government on providing tax incentives for UK firms offering health benefits are proving "slow", according to Jordan Cummings, health director of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Cummings kicked off...
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