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Allianz Partners has promoted Dr Francois-Xavier Duchateau to group chief medical officer (CMO). He will oversee the medical activities of Allianz Partners’ worldwide entities across medical assistance and international health in his...

The number of working aged adults who are economically inactive to due to long-term sickness has risen by half a million since the start of the pandemic, according to official data. The...

Bupa UK Insurance has launched a package of propositions for UK corporate customers that look after a range of diverse health needs including women's health, sexual health and neurodiversity. The Inclusive Health...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has repeated its pledge that it will not apply the Consumer Duty to complaints retrospectively as it sought to reassure the financial servvices industry. During an Association...

Health secretary Steve Barclay has been urged to "get a grip" of the growing crisis in the NHS as official data indicates the number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in...

More than half of parents surveyed by Scottish Widows have not spoken to adult children about their will. The survey of 2,000 adults found 57% had failed to discuss their will with...

Aviva’s UK health and protection operation recorded an 18% decline in new business sales from £51m to £42m in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period in 2021....

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has slammed a lead generation firm for using "misleading" and "irresponsible" adverts for private medical insurance (PMI) which were likely to cause fear among the audience. In...

International health insurance provider William Russell has partnered with TruDoc to bring telemedicine services to all its members living in the UAE with a health insurance plan via its app. Users of...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is scrutinising Consumer Duty implementation plans from across insurance and financial services to understand the direction firms are taking with its flagship rules. The regulator also revealed...