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More than half of young adults have protection cover in place, according to research by Vitality. The insurer also found around half of Generation X and Millennials, typically aged 44 or below,...

Spire Healthcare has bought Physiolistic, a physiotherapy business operating multiple clinics in the Thames Valley area, for an initial £5.2m. The firm provides physiotheraphy services to all major insurance providers, including Axa...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued detailed information requests to more than 30 insurers and intermediaries as research for its pure protection market study. The regulator is also conducting consumer research...

LSL Financial Services has appointed Neil Hoare as sales director within its financial services division. Hoare (pictured) will join on 1 September from his current role as commercial director of HL Partnership...

Spire Healthcare saw profits plummet by 50% while revenues from private medical insurance (PMI) remained flat as claims processes tightened in the first half of 2025. The healthcare group introduced a major...

Aviva medical director Dr Doug Wright is retiring this summer after 27 years in the UK health insurance sector. He joined Aviva in the summer of 1998 and was appointed medical director...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has deployed a financial vulnerability assessment tool across its broker network. Developed by Comentis, the tool aims to improve identification of and help to support vulnerable customers. It...

Cignpost Group has appointed Hugh Hessing, the former UK chief operating officer of Aviva, to its board of directors. With more than three decades of leadership in the financial services sector, Hessing...

HSBC expects to register a $100m (approximately £73m) pre-tax loss on the sale of the HSBC Life (UK) arm to Chesnara. Earlier in July HSBC and Chesnara announced the agreement to buy...

Denplan, part of Simplyhealth, has appointed Dr Matthew Nolan to the newly created role of head dental officer. With a remit focused solely on dentistry, Nolan's appointment follows the departure of Catherine...