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Zurich paid out more than £222m to retail customers who made claims on their life, critical illness, and income protection policies in the first half of the year. The H1 2021 figures...

MetLife UK has launched its new quote and apply portal Accelerate following a pilot phase earlier this year. The portal, which currently caters specifically for the group life 10-199 lives SME market,...

Health solutions provider Simplyhealth has appointed Duane Lawrence and Martin Stead as non-executive directors. Lawrence, a health tech leader with a 30 plus career across both large and small organisations worldwide, started...

Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day, when we acknowledge the tragedy of the many lives lost over the past year and consider what actions we can take to reduce these numbers. Every...

A new guide has been launched to help support advisers when talking about suicide-related issues with their clients. The guide has been developed by Action for Suicide Prevention in Insurance (ASPiiN) -...

Advisers wouldn't turn up to a client meeting blindfolded - so why do some prefer to use the phone over engaging with clients using virtual technology? This was the question posed by...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has suspended Mediscan Diagnostic Services Limited after receiving information of concern about the safety and quality of its services. The CQC carried out an unannounced focused inspection...

New powers that would enable the FCA to move faster to remove regulatory permissions no longer used by financial services firms should serve as a reminder to advisers to ensure their regulatory...

Cygnet Hospital Colchester is to exit special measures and has been rated as good following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The independent mental health hospital which provides care and treatment...

Guardian is joining Mortgage Intelligence’s protection panel. The move gives the insurer access to Mortgage Intelligence’s network of more than 450 advisers, as well as the 4,000 plus advisers within its mortgage...