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Amplify Life Insurance raises $2.5m for product development and exec team hires
Life insurance platform Amplify Life Insurance has raised $2.5m in seed funding which will be invested in product development and hiring an executive team. The funding round was led by venture investor...
Read moreEverise seeks 1,200 recruits for licensed health insurance agent roles
Business outsourcing provider Everise is hiring 1,200 licensed health insurance agent roles to support three client healthcare insurers in the US. The firm revealed it is recruiting across 35 US states, with...
Read moreComplaints against life insurance broker ad shown during Thundercats upheld
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against a TV advert from life insurance broker Polly which was scheduled during young children’s programming. The regulator underlined the importance of appropriate scheduling...
Read moreL&G takes quarter of protection market and pays £1bn in claims
Legal & General saw its UK protection operation grow to take more than a quarter of new business market in the first quarter of 2021, according to interim results for the first...
Read moreFCA tells firms to tackle pay disparities for diverse staff and use ESG measures
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has continued its drive to support diversity and inclusivity in the financial services industry by telling firms to mend their pay award structures. The regulator warned firms...
Read moreNHS Covid life insurance scheme pays out £31m
The government’s NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme has paid out more than £31m to the families of more than 500 Covid-19 victims who worked in the healthcare sector. So...
Read moreInsular Life appoints COO from Allianz
Philippines life insurer Insular Life has appointed Efren Caringal as chief operations officer (COO). Caringal (pictured) joins from Allianz PNB Life where he was chief finance officer and treasurer. He was also...
Read moreHowden’s Robbie Weston on ‘really strange’ PMI pricing, the need for insurer transparency on policies and a potential sleep monitoring benefit
Private medical insurance (PMI) pricing is “really strange” at present with insurers chasing good risks but also wary of an impending claims deluge, according to advice firm Howden Employee Benefits. The intermediary...
Read moreDHSC confirms ear syringing no longer recommended through NHS
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that ear syringing to remove ear wax is no longer advised as a treatment through the NHS in England. The confirmation comes...
Read moreReducing Covid app sensitivity may stop people deleting it – Square Health
The government's move to de-sensitise the NHS Covid app could stem the flow of workers deleting it, according to the co-founder of Square Health. The app has come under criticism over the...
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