Dublin-headquartered Spectrum.Life has raised €3m (£2.57m) to fund an overseas expansion of the digital health platform. The fundraising, completed with Act Venture Capital, will see the platform, which offers mental health and...
Read moreLife insurance intermediary LifeSearch has appointed Debbie Kennedy as chief executive, in a role Kennedy described as the 'opportunity of a lifetime'. Kennedy, who succeeds LifeSearch founder Tom Baigrie in her new...
Read moreThe Financial Services Compensation Scheme's 'outcome over output' approach to work has really paid off during the pandemic, according to chief people officer David Blackburn. Addressing delegates at the recent CIPD London...
Read moreYoung adults are the most likely to have considered or taken out life insurance policies since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to research. The survey of 2002 UK adults conducted...
Read moreThe whole healthcare system is facing an “existential crisis” in staffing as doctors and nurses are burnt out and leaving the profession in growing numbers, healthcare providers have warned. They emphasised the...
Read moreThe Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated an Elstree rehabilitation service inadequate and placed it in special measures, after an inspection found shortfalls in ensuring patient safety. The CQC inspected Cornerstone House,...
Read moreEmployers need to embed nutrition into wellbeing plans to unlock workforce brain power and boost productivity, a conference has heard. Addressing WPA's webinar Nutrition: Brain Power in the Workplace, nutritionist Clarissa Lenherr...
Read moreWPA has updated its health app to enable customers to upload cash plan receipts. The system is being modified from one which previously required customers to send receipts by posts to one...
Read moreProtection industry representatives Johnny Timpson and Kevin Carr were among the winners recognised at the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)’s Public Trust Awards today. Industry stalwart and independent consultant Timpson (pictured) picked up...
Read moreBupa expects to complete its £125m rebate to customers next week and revealed that use of its virtual GP service grew fourfold since the pandemic hit. But the insurer also emphasised concerns...
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