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Private hospitals will be required to ensure frontline workers are fully vaccinated by the spring under plans announced by health and social care secretary Sajid Javid this afternoon. The rules will apply...

Scottish Widows says it has more than halved the time it takes to process a cancer critical illness claim after working with Macmillan Cancer Support. The insurer noted its work with Macmillan...

Private hospitals could face ensuring frontline workers are vaccinated against Covid if the government follows through with an expected mandate for the NHS in England. The BBC reports that government is expected...

The winners of the first UK Health & Protection Awards were revealed at a glittering ceremony at the Hilton Bankside, London. Watch the video highlights of the night including celebrity guest host...

AIG Life has announced a series of changes to its underwriting to make it quicker and easier for people who may have suffered with mental ill-health to buy protection insurance. The moves...

Royal London has announced a number of changes focusing on mental health within its pre and post-sale customer communications. The changes are in line with the Association of British Insurers' (ABI) Mental...

Openwork partners have overwhelmingly backed changes to the way they participate in the equity of the business at an extraordinary general meeting. Partners voted 96% in favour of the changes which give...

HCB Group has launched into South Africa, extending its services to the country from its headquarters in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. First launched in 1984, the Oxfordshire-based firm provides employee health, wellness...

Creating a sense of belonging and offering continuous development to staff is critical to improving workforce wellbeing, according to Wade Larson, chief human resources officer at Wagstaff. Speaking at the Chartered Institute...

Hooray Health & Protection and Phoenix Health & Protection have joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). Launched last year, Phoenix Health & Protection was set up by Richard Charlton...