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Zurich has appointed Nick Erskine to the newly created role of director of distribution. Erskine (pictured) joins from AIG where he spent six and a half years, most recently as head of...

Stuart Scullion stepped down as executive chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) just last month after six years at the head of the organisation. Scullion (pictured) will continue...

More than half of people worry their workplace will not have routine Covid testing upon their return to the office. This is according to research from Canada Life which shows 58% of...

MetLife UK is introducing flexible working for employees as it exits the pandemic and has been hosting special webinars for staff this Mental Health Awareness Week. To mark Mental Health Awareness Week,...

IPipeline has partnered with general insurance broker Safe&Secure Insurance to launch a home insurance referral service. The new service is available through the SolutionBuilder protection sourcing system and enables advisers to refer...

Aviva is removing most of its Covid underwriting criteria introduced at the start of the pandemic for individual protection applications, with immediate effect. The insurer says the move follows progress now being...

Protection and health insurance advisers will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy significantly reduced after the regulator updated its expectations for this financial year. For those pure protection and health...

Healix Health Services has added new benefits to its healthcare trust plans to support employees needing advice or treatment for conditions specifically related to long Covid or women's health issues. The  healthcare trust...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2021 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 15 categories spanning the breadth of the...

Huma Therapeutics has completed its latest funding round with raising financing of approximately $130m (£91m). The investment will be used by the UK health tech firm to scale its modular platform and...