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LV='s board has denied claims that Royal London's bid for the business would allow it to retain its mutual status and accused Royal London of "seeking to destabilise" its sale to Bain...

Specialist broker Cura Financial Services has linked up with The Openwork Partnership. The financial advice network said the arrangement with Cura would enable its advisers to help clients with specialist protection needs...

Pam Whelan, group sales director of Simplyhealth and Denplan, has left the combined business after more than 20 years as part of a management shake-up. Chief commercial officer Mark Hamson has also...

Bain Capital has released a statement committing itself to "significant" investment in LV= to grow its policy holders to more than two million and boost life insurance and managed fund product sales....

Ramsay Health Care’s failed £1.4bn takeover of fellow hospital group Spire Healthcare cost the business more than £2.6m. In a quarterly trading update posted to the Australian Stock Exchange, Ramsay revealed the...

BHSF is launching a new cash plan benefit enabling working parents to take up to a year's paid leave to look after a child diagnosed with a serious illness or medical condition...

Talking to brokers, government and academia about sustainability, tackling emissions and increasing digital activity across their businesses are just some of the ways insurers are preparing for a net zero future. Earlier...

British Friendly has made several changes to improve the flexibility of income protection products in its Protect and Breathing Space ranges. The insurer said it was aiming to support more clients including...

Aston Lark has completed another acquisition with the purchase of Innovation Broking. Following the deal, the corporate insurance broker and employee benefits provider will be heading up a corporate practice unit as...

International insurer Global Benefits Group (GBG) has appointed Jeff Herman as managing director of the North America Region. Herman (pictured) will be responsible for overseeing the international health, life, disability and travel...