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Four in five employees (79%) say they are more likely to stay with an employer who actively supports them during recovery, according to research from Aviva, released today.  As the consultation period...

Reassured has appointed Laura Benton to chief customer officer (CCO) - a newly created role with responsiblity for the development of Reassured’s customer strategy. Benton, who co-founded Reassured, previously held the role...

Monthly NHS data shows the overall waiting list dropped by nearly 30,000 in May to 7.36 million people – the lowest total since March 2023, but there is concern that an impending...

Overall mortality in the first half of 2025 was lower than in the first half of any other year, and 0.5% of a full year’s mortality lower than in the first half...

Life insurance premium increases will "slow significantly" to 1% this year across the globe, according to the Swiss Re Institute. According to Swiss Re Institute's World Insurance sigma, following a strong 2024,...

Individual critical illness (CI) sales remain intrinsically linked to the buying of a home. But as the population continues to put off the purchase of property to later in life, the individual...

Healix Health has appointed Martin Baker as head of sales.  Baker has more than 18 years of experience in consultative sales across private healthcare, digital mental health and SaaS,   He has...

Women with mortgages are less likely to hold any form of protection cover than men, according to research from LifeSearch a HomeOwners Alliance.  The research showed that overall, just over half (55%)...

Chesnara's acquisition of HSBC Life UK could pose a "real loss" for the protection industry - particularly if instant underwriting decisions disappear. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to...

The protection insurance sector needs to up its game in addressing misrepresentation so more claims are paid. This is according to Phil Deacon, who led the Income Protection Task Force's (IPTF) ‘7...