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Health & Protection is launching its first UK Individual and Business Protection report analysing the extent of the sector. The report is available to download for free by advisers, intermediaries and brokers...

Official data has shown the UK was worse at supressing the Covid-19 pandemic than similar Western Europe countries, prompting calls for the government to focus efforts on disease prevention to reduce pressure...

Global employee engagement company Reward Gateway has appointed Nick Burns as its new chief executive officer. Burns joins the company from Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, where he was chief executive officer...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has reached agreement to buy rival HR and employee benefits consultancy Buck in a $585m (£481m) deal. Under the agreement, Gallagher will acquire the partnership interests of...

Creating a more diverse protection industry is about fixing the room not women with more allyship and support from men and leaders needed, according to Debbie Kennedy, chief executive at LifeSearch. Kennedy...

The NHS needs proper collaboration with the independent sector to create innovative solutions to prevent patients from developing long term health conditions. This is according to Jayne Thorpe, deputy director of transformation...

Chris Bolton is joining Mercer Marsh Benefits to lead a large corporate consultancy team in London. Bolton left Cigna Europe earlier this year after five years with the group having held the...

Moises Frias, digital services and analytics manager at Maxis GBN, speaks to Health & Protection about why he always wanted to work in insurance, why it is vital to communicate to clients...

There is little differentiation between protection products at present so insurers will need to stand out in the market on service level, according to Debbie Kennedy, chief executive of LifeSearch. She also...

HM Treasury has hit its target of 50% of senior civil service posts being held by women. Reporting progress made against its targets, Treasury noted female representation in senior management roles had...