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Referring clients to protection specialists can be a win-win for wealth and protection advisers, emphasises Middleton Wealth Management adviser Daniel Weaver. Weaver acknowledged that some wealth advisers resisted referring business because they...

The UK government has admitted it is not prepared to pay more than £850 to analyse contracts worth £14.7bn for personal protective equipment (PPE) bought during the Covid-19 pandemic. The government has...

Income protection (IP) can really come into its own when advising high net worth individuals who believe their business is their pension. This is according to Victor Sacks, owner and director at...

US health plan provider Vitori Health has appointed Tim O'Brien as chief executive officer. O'Brien joins from health insurance provider Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City where he was care...

HCB Group has partnered with digital GP service Doctor Care Anywhere. Doctor Care Anywhere enables patients to book digital GP appointments around the clock and speak to doctors by video or phone...

High net worth (HNW) individuals in the Middle East and East Asia are expecting to increase their spend on private medical insurance (PMI) in the next year. Bupa Global’s Executive Wellbeing Index...

Advisers need to remove any inner bias they may have towards a particular form of protection so that they can do the right thing by their customers. This is according to Kate...

Independent broking and underwriting group Santé Group has promoted Lee Pinnington to the board of its health and wellbeing business Nugent Santé as compliance director. Pinnington's promotion from compliance manager follows the...

Aviva has promoted Andrea Montague (pictured) to chief risk officer. Montague, who joined the insurer as group chief financial controller in April 2020, has held senior finance and audit leadership roles at...

Advisers need to move beyond initial conversation starters and really take clients down the rabbit hole to unlock the true value of income protection (IP) for clients. This is according to Sam...