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Aviva is returning £81m to its private medical insurance (PMI) customers after claims and treatment were affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The payments amount to around six weeks’ worth of premiums for...

Morgan Price has appointed Christopher Dennis as general manager of its European business as the insurer aims to expand its operation on the continent. Dennis will be based in the firm’s office...

The government’s proposal to allow housing benefits to be used for mortgage payments could mean people are unable to protect themselves and may be more likely to default, an adviser has said....

Benenden Health has added RedArc’s range of support services to its benefits for members. It will provide members with access to emotional and practical support and advice, via telephone, throughout a member’s...

Advice firm JLT Specialty has been fined £7.8m by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failures around financial crime control including allowing a more than $3m bribe to take place. It is...

The pandemic has driven awareness of the importance of customers taking out income protection (IP) cover as never before and the market is seemingly buoyant. Advisers are capitalising on this renewed interest...

People in Canada, the United Kingdom and United States are living longer than 20 years ago but they are also living sicker for longer when doing so, according to World Health Organisation...

LifeSearch has revealed that its income protection (IP) sales have seen a steady increase for the second year running. The advice firm has seen a 12% increase in the number of customers...

Only one third of employers offer support to all their staff should they suffer a long-term injury, serious illness or death while working for them. Furthermore, according to the research from Grid,...

Halcyon Trustees managing director John Dean has warned it may only be a matter of time before someone in the healthcare trust sector is caught “with their hand in the till”. He...