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Cigna Europe has announced a five-year strategic overhaul to its healthcare plans that will increase the focus on personal lifestyle support as well as covering medical treatments. The insurer says the strategic...

Alleged delayed or missed diagnosis was the reason for the majority of complaints against GPs, with almost all doctors facing a complaint in their career. Figures from the Medical Defence Union (MDU)...

Howden is launching a specialist 'Long Covid' support service to help employers assist the rising number of workers experiencing symptoms of the disease after their initial recovery. Howden is partnering with RedArc,...

UKGlobal Healthcare Solutions, one of the UK’s fastest growing independent insurance brokers has become the latest member of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). The firm is part of long-established...

Santé Group, the acquisitive wellbeing and health insurance group based in Lancashire has set out a target of grow its turnover to £10m by 2025 from £1.5m today. The Santé Group, which...

Unum has made its Help@hand health and wellbeing app available to life insurance and critical illness policyholders with 250 employees or less, at no cost. Executive income protection and sick pay insurance...

People who quit smoking could save up to £16,000 on their insurance premiums, Royal London has found. Non-smokers could be eligible for lower rate premiums if they have not smoked tobacco or...

John Lappin, one of the most experienced and respected journalists in the financial intermediary publishing sector, is joining Health & Protection as associate editor, as we look to expand the team and...

The NHS has warned that waiting lists could swell to “unprecedented levels” over the next year as a direct results of the coronavirus pandemic.  The head of the NHS Confederation Danny Mortimer...

Unum has issued over 100,000 Amazon e-vouchers to customers who have been unable to access dental care as a result of the pandemic. Unum Dental says prioritising oral health will be critical...