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Simplyhealth is opening up its mental health counselling and 24/7 video GP services free of charge to Afghanistan veterans. The provider revealed that UK's service personnel and veterans who served in Afghanistan...

Employee benefits consultancy and financial advice firm Mattioli Woods has bought a Buckinghamshire-based independent financial adviser in a deal worth up to £1.8m. The purchase of Richings Financial Management is for an...

Unvaccinated employees enrolled into Delta Air's account-based healthcare plan will be subject to a $200 monthly surcharge from November, the US carrier's CEO has announced. In a memo sent to all staff,...

US life insurance and financial services firm OneAmerica has promoted Kelley Gay (pictured) to chief marketing officer (CMO). Gay, who has worked in various leadership capacities for more than a decade at...

The protection sector's great hope for gold at this year's Paralympics is back out on court training after one of the Team GB wheelchair tennis squad tested positive for Covid. Mortgage and...

The shift towards working from home is likely to mean older employees continue working for longer and remain in better health with less sickness absence. A report from the Office for National...

Cygnet Appletree hasmade a series of senior management appointments after a Care Quality Commission (CQC) investigation identified risks to patient safety at the Durham-based mental health hospital. It said it has recruited...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says it forced providers to cut remuneration and extend cover after finding that protection and general insurers are not meeting its product value rules. The regulator warned...

Social skills outrank technical knowledge and computer literacy as the most important competency requirement for new entrants to the insurance sector. This is according to a social media poll of of 800...

Royal London is launching a £1.5m programme working with 10 social enterprises aimed at building financial resilience. The launch follows research from the mutual insurer which reveals a dramatic rise in the...