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Health & Protection speaks to Sophia St Cyr about finding an internship opportunity at Brighton-based OneFamily through the 10,000 Black Interns programme and throwing herself into work with the firm's marketing and...

Health Compass has integrated an artificial intelligence (AI) adviser agent within its international private medical insurance (IPMI) distribution platform. But the insurtech is clear its agent is not seeking to replace human...

One in four NHS mental health inpatient beds are being outsourced to private providers and charities, according to analysis conducted by The King’s Fund. This was leaving the NHS and patients at...

Eleos Life has launched Theea, an artificial intelligence-powered digital assistant designed specifically for life insurance. Theea delivers answers based on up-to-date information from proprietary data, explaining insurance terms and processes using plain...

Rotimi Oke, financial adviser at Emergenzz Financial Services, speaks to Health & Protection about how his parents taught him financial planning is not just about selling policies, why his ultimate goal is...

Bupa has expanded its at-home skin assessment service for health insurance customers to a wider range of everyday skin conditions such as rashes, dryness or irritation or suspected skin conditions like psoriasis,...

Chesnara expects its purchase of HSBC Life (UK) to be “transformational” and generate more than £140m in cash during the first five years and in-excess of £800m over its lifetime. If reached,...

First Health has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as an intermediary member. Graeme Godfrey, director of First Health, (pictured) said: “We’re delighted to join AMII, a respected organisation...

Pivotal Growth has acquired a pair of mortgage and protection advice firms, More Choice Financial and McPolin Financial Services, for undisclosed sums. More Choice, a Bedford-based mortgage and protection broker founded in...

Hub International has appointed Nelly Rose as national pharmacy practice leader, joining from NFP where she was vice president of pharmacy consulting. In this role, Rose (pictured) will develop and lead Hub’s...