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Aviva protection MD Fran Bruce on the future of adviser commission, improving pricing with big data and product development
The future of adviser commission in the protection market maybe under the regulator’s microscope as it continues its long-term vision, according to incoming Aviva managing director of protection Fran Bruce. In an...
Read moreFour in 10 lack safety net if unable to work through illness – Cigna
Four in 10 Britons say they have no financial security if they were to find themselves unable to work due to illness, according to research by Cigna Europe. The survey also showed...
Read moreCQC rates two Staffordshire mental health hospitals inadequate for second time
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated two Staffordshire mental health hospitals as inadequate for the second time in six months. The CQC inspected John Munroe Hospital, a 57-bed hospital for men...
Read moreBreast Cancer Awareness Month: Covid stopped third of people following-up concerns
More than a third of people did not follow up breast cancer worries due to the pandemic, according to research from Aviva. Its survey of 1,000 UK consumers found that, when asked...
Read moreUpdated: Indian man accused of using cobra in £3.6m life insurance scam
Updated: The accused and four co-defendants have since been acquitted of the allegations in 2023. An Indian man has been arrested after trying to stage his own death using a cobra...
Read moreSpectrum.Life launches specialist mental health support service
Employee assistance programme (EAP) and wellbeing provider Spectrum.Life has launched Total Mental Health. The service provides users with continuous mental health and wellbeing support, including unlimited on-demand access to a personal mental...
Read moreBreast Cancer Awareness Month: Claims largely consistent with pre-pandemic levels
The number of breast cancer claims appear to have largely held up during the course of the whole of pandemic when compared with 2019 levels, insurers have told Health & Protection. Vitality...
Read moreAMII disappointed with Sunak’s inaction and UC changes highlight protection need
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) said it was disappointed chancellor Rishi Sunak did not go further to bring the private sector in to help the NHS through its current...
Read moreKing’s Fund: NHS spending increase does not go far enough
The Conservative government's cash injection for the NHS, while welcome, does not go far enough to address the service's staffing crisis, according to independent charity the King's Fund. Yesterday's Autumn Budget speech...
Read moreAutumn Budget 2021: IHT ‘stealth tax’ earns Treasury £1bn but no move on IPT
The chancellor's freezing of inheritance tax will contribute to more and more people being caught out by 'stealth' taxes over the next five years. Autumn Budget documents reveal chancellor Rishi Sunak's freezing...
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