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LV= has posted an 8% rise in protection sales during 2025. This gave the mutual its highest ever market share of 8.4%, based on figures for the first nine months of the...

Fraser Bartholomew, senior associate, health and benefits at WTW, speaks to Health & Protection about exchanging the world of international cricket for advising on health benefits, facing up to the challenge of...

Employers with expats caught up in the current Middle East conflict require effective resilience planning and need to ensure their people and their families have access to an employee assistance provider whenever...

Axa Health International has agreed a deal with MIC Global Risks to act as the sole distributor of its global executive health plan (GEHP) in Tanzania. The agreement builds on the company’s existing...

Skin Analytics, a UK health technology company specialising in AI-powered skin cancer detection, has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Founded in 2012 by Neil...

Just 21% of advisers under 30 support the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in claims and 38% in underwriting. This is according to the AI section of the Protection Distribution Group's (PDG)...

Medical inflation continues to reshape employer health strategies in 2026. Global trend projections remain high, with leading benchmarks pointing to single-digit averages globally but persistent double-digit pressures in many markets. Aon forecasts...

Syrona Health has launched a medically supervised weight-loss programme that is available through insurers, intermediaries and employer benefit schemes. The virtual programme offers clinician-led assessment and prescribing of GLP-1 medication as well...

Personal Group has completed the design of its new group cash plan offerings, which Health & Protection revealed in January, and plans to begin testing them shortly with direct and partner sales...

Arnau Vila Llavina is taking on the role of Mercer Marsh Benefits multinational leader as John Deegan retires after more than seven years in the position and 25 years with the organisation....