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Individual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly has paid 94 per cent of claims in 2020, 15 per cent of which were for Covid-related conditions. The pay-out rate means the provider has maintained its 10-year...

Lately, it seems we’ve all heard tales of cancer patients not seeking help due to a fear of contracting Covid-19. And the situation isn’t much easier for healthcare providers, who are being...

Home workers' sense of the pressure of being required to be online and present is soaring, with 54 per cent believing their employer should address the feeling of needing to be present...

Health and social care costs are the fifth biggest worry amongst advised customers, a concern for 14 per cent of people who see a financial adviser. Research from Prudential that looks at...

Cigna Europe has announced a five-year strategic overhaul to its healthcare plans that will increase the focus on personal lifestyle support as well as covering medical treatments. The insurer says the strategic...

Alleged delayed or missed diagnosis was the reason for the majority of complaints against GPs, with almost all doctors facing a complaint in their career. Figures from the Medical Defence Union (MDU)...

Howden is launching a specialist 'Long Covid' support service to help employers assist the rising number of workers experiencing symptoms of the disease after their initial recovery. Howden is partnering with RedArc,...

UKGlobal Healthcare Solutions, one of the UK’s fastest growing independent insurance brokers has become the latest member of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). The firm is part of long-established...

Santé Group, the acquisitive wellbeing and health insurance group based in Lancashire has set out a target of grow its turnover to £10m by 2025 from £1.5m today. The Santé Group, which...

Unum has made its Help@hand health and wellbeing app available to life insurance and critical illness policyholders with 250 employees or less, at no cost. Executive income protection and sick pay insurance...