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Advisers have been urged to talk about mental health early on in conversations with clients as research indicates a reluctance among customers to disclose their conditions to insurers. The call comes from...

The business argument for greater diversity and inclusion in the workplace is simply this: the more ways in which you can look at a problem, the better chance you have of solving...

Advisers are keen to keep Christmas parties and social gatherings going this year with some taking creative measures including one firm already holding its annual celebration in November. Advisers told Health &...

Maxis Global Benefits Network, the international employee benefits joint venture between MetLife and Axa Maxis GBN, has appointed Paul Lewis as global head of business development. Lewis succeeds Ricardo Almeida who has...

Vitality has reintroduced its earnings guarantee on personal protection plans with income protection (IP) cover. The feature was removed in March 2020 as part of restrictions placed on IP products by the...

Scottish Friendly has appointed former Aegon chief financial officer (CFO) Stephen McGee as chief executive officer (CEO). McGee takes on the role from Martin Pringle who has been acting CEO, since the...

Employers are more concerned about the physical health of their older workers than their mental health, according to research from group risk industry body Grid. According to research conducted for the trade...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed doubling the minimum fee it charges firms including advisers and intermediaries to be regulated each year. From April 2022 it is proposing to increase its...

Cirencester Friendly will join the Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) in 2022. The decision to formally join followed involvement in supporting IPTF campaign work - particularly Income Protection Awareness Week in September....

In the second edition of our column introducing the brightest talents beginning their career in the industry, Isabelle Bertram Lax, tele-interviewer at LifeSearch, speaks to Health & Protection about challenging insurers' underwriting...