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The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England has hit 6.5m after wait lists grew by 100,000 in a single month, according to official data. The latest data shows...

A resurgence of in-bound businesses, growing numbers of start-up companies and fresh visa options are making the Middle East a dynamic and positive international private medical insurance (IPMI) market. Panel members at...

Cavendish Online founder and managing director Ian Williams (pictured) is to retire following the sale of the protection intermediary to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) for £12m. An LBG spokesperson confirmed the move...

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has announced plans to acquire Cavendish Online for £12m. The UK protection intermediary offers hybrid direct to consumer, guided and advised life insurance, critical illness and income protection...

Howden has appointed Cesare Lai as head of employee benefits and wellbeing in Italy. Lai has worked for more than 20 years in the sector including roles at AIG, Mercer, Willis Towers...

Aviva has added a dedicated neurodiversity pathway for group income protection (GIP) customers to its wider suite of vocational rehabilitation and early intervention services. The pathway aims to provide workplace support for...

Insurers are not focusing on introducing digital business channels for fear of upsetting and disrupting advisers and intermediaries, according to Swiss Re-backed technology provider IptiQ. The firm warned that regulatory interventions would...

Mortgage sourcing software provider Twenty7Tec has bought Bluecoat Software which owns the Finplan customer relationship management (CRM) system used by many protection advisers. The Finplan CRM is used by more than 300...

Advisers are warning that the severity of medical inflation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making international private medical insurance (IPMI) unsustainable in the region. The panel at Health & Protection’s...

Halcyon Trustees is launching as the first consultancy dedicated to supporting corporate healthcare trusts. The organisation is led by managing director John Dean and consulting director Elliott Hurst who together have more...