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Despite seeing their potential, generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) does not think AI advisers have all of the answers at present. This is according to panellists who were asked whether this...

Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) needs to be underwritten in a different way - mindful of their propensity to eschew smartphone use and openness around mental health. This was one...

Legal & General paid £347m in claims across its group risk products in 2024, slightly below its total from 2023. For group income protection (GIP) L&G paid 3,542 claims in 2024, with...

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) deputy CEO Ben Thompson is stepping down from his position and leaving the board of the mortgage and protection intermediary at the end of this year. In a...

Health Shield Friendly Society is appointing Graham Berville as the chairman of the board, replacing Julie Hansen who has stepped down from her position after five years in the role.  Berville takes...

Bupa UK Insurance and Cleveland Clinic London have agreed a new multi-year contract, and have launched a value-based healthcare pilot and a no-shortfall guarantee for consultant fees.  The value-based healthcare pilot includes...

The fourth edition of Health & Protection’s international private medical insurance (IPMI) service ratings measuring the performance of providers across the sector is now available.   REQUEST YOUR COPY HERE   This...

Most older workers do not benefit from employer-provided insurance products, according to a report from Canada Life. The provider's survey of 600 employers and more than 3,200 members of the UK public...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is “keen to understand” what the effect of pre-existing condition exclusions enacted by insurers are having on the protection market as part of its market study. Answering...

Bupa is to buy New Victoria Hospital, an independent private hospital in Kingston upon Thames – its first UK hospital acquisition since 2008.  Bupa said the acquisition, which it anticipates will be...