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Radiant Financial Group, a new consolidator of IFA firms chaired by former Skandia CEO Peter Mann, has appointed Alan Hopley as head of financial planning & analysis – adding to the recent...

Aviva has announced its exit from Italy as it continues its withdrawal from countries it does not see as core to its business. In November it announced the sale of a stake...

Bupa Global & UK will appoint Carlos Jaureguizar as its new CEO from April 1, replacing David Hynam in this role.  Jaureguizar is currently the general manager of Bupa’s Chilean operations, having...

Insurers increased their market share in the critical illness market during 2020, according to the latest GlobalData 2020 consumer survey, with brokers maintaining their position and banks losing out. Analysts say this...

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that a string of tax allowances will be frozen until 2026, although a larger-than-expected increase to corporation tax will not happen until 2023.  Giving his second...

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a ‘generational shift’ in attitudes towards mental health according to the latest research by Bupa Global. Its survey of business leaders found that two thirds of respondents...

Men’s health start-up Numan has acquired Vi-Health, a medical science and healthcare technology company based in Sweden, as it continues its development as a consumer healthcare provider. Vi Health’s platform is registered...

Added-value support provided via some individual and group protection products, intermediaries and other affinity groups, should include a clinical assessment from a qualified medical practitioner before treatment is provided. A clinical assessment can include...

One in five employees say they are struggling to cope with Covid-19 restrictions and 26 per cent disclosed that their mental health has deteriorated due to the pandemic, according to new employee research...

Aviva has unveiled enhancements to its suite of wellbeing services for individual, SME and large corporate private medical insurance (PMI) customers, available on new and renewing business from the start of this...