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One in five employers are seeking to provide private medical insurance (PMI) to their staff over the coming year due to an increase in sickness rates, according to research by the Independent...

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Jason Britton as commercial director. Britton joins from Mercer Marsh Benefits after 12 years with the firm, most recently as regional director for the North West...

The vast majority of advisers are not being approached by clients to cancel their protection cover or reduce premiums yet, but they are preparing for it. However despite this situation, almost half...

Axa Health is rolling out new health support services for men and women for group policies. The standalone services offer access to accredited practitioners who will provide confidential and personal support based...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...

Women in same sex relationships undergoing IVF treatment are twice (27% vs 13%) as likely to take a demotion as those in heterosexual relationships due to a lack of support from their...

Reassured has appointed Matthew Donaldson as non-executive chairman. The life insurance broker revealed Donaldson (pictured) will work closely with the firm's board, Bridgepoint and CEO Steve Marshall, to continue its organic growth,...

Personal wellbeing in the UK improved over the past year but remains below pre-pandemic levels, according to official data. Office for National Statistics data shows average ratings for anxiety (down 0.18 points),...

Benefex Financial Solutions, the regulated arm of the Benefex Group which provides the employee experience platform OneHub, has joined group risk industry body Grid. Stephen Hackett, head of corporate benefits at Benefex,...

MetLife UK has partnered with HealthHero to provide group life and group income protection clients with under 1,000 employees access to a round-the-clock digital health service. The additional support comes at no extra...