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LV= is updating its underwriting approach so people with chronic medical conditions including severe respiratory conditions, heart and lung diseases, and cancer can apply more easily. As a result of the lowered...

The 2021 version of the PMI Handbook, the 254-page reference tool for information on the different PMI plans available in the UK market, has now launched. The PMI Handbook offers a comprehensive...

Too much corporate 'noise' is stopping employees from engaging with group protection policies, according to research from insurer Legal & General. The research, released this morning, finds while two-thirds (66%) of employers...

Global health service company Cigna Europe is joining the the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries Transfer of Personal Data Initiative, an agreement to adopt the electronic transfer of underwriting direct between...

US health insurance firm Brella Insurance has raised a $15m (£10.8m) Series A funding round led by Brewer Lane Ventures to bring its supplemental health solution to employers across the US. Brella's...

German private insurance customers have experienced a high rise in fees, according to figures from the country's Federal State Office. The Local reports figures from Germany's  Federal Statistical Office for March of...

Dave Middleton, formerly of Aon and Portus Consulting, has succeeded Stuart Scullion as executive chair of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). Middleton's appointment was announced at AMII's second virtual...

Spain is to enable employers to organise Covid vaccinations of staff through mutual insurance companies. The Local reports the country's social security minister José Luis Escrivá announced earlier this week that his...

Six insurers have signed up to the Fintech Pledge, tech platform Tech Nation has revealed. Tech Nation revealed Admiral, Aviva, Brit, esure, Lloyd’s and Munich Re Digital Partners signed up to the...

A group of 70 MPs including Diane Abbott, Ian Blackford and Jeremy Corbyn, have come out to oppose the takeover of nearly 50 GP practices by US health insurance firm Centene. The...