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IP hard hit as protection sales dip 1.2% in 2020 – Swiss Re
Individual protection policy sales fell by 1.2% to 2,157,263 in 2020, according to Swiss Re’s latest Term and Health Watch report, the first fall since 2013. The reinsurer’s data, produced in association...
Read moreManagement changes at Healix International see new CEO and chairman appointed
Healix International has appointed current CEO Mike Webb as chairman while commercial director, Charlie Butcher will succeed Webb as CEO. The health and risk management solutions provider confirmed that Webb, who has...
Read moreIndustry sector dictates worker access to health and wellbeing services
The sector people work in appears to dictate whether or not they have access to employer provided health and wellbeing services. Data from Bupa's Workplace Wellbeing Census reveals just 26% of people...
Read moreVitality removes most Covid-related underwriting restrictions
Vitality is removing the majority of the underwriting restrictions that were put in place at the height of the pandemic due to progress made with the UK vaccination programme and a decrease...
Read moreRegulator rejects IP complaint for failing to declare medical history
An income protection (IP) customer whose policy was cancelled when he tried to make a claim has had his complaint rejected by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) for failing to fully disclose...
Read moreYoung adults can live just three months without income or savings
People at their outset of early middle age can live for just three months without income and accessing their main savings, according to the Aegon Financial Wellbeing Index. The insurer's research reveals...
Read moreVitality partners with Samsung Health
Vitality is integrating with Samsung Health to provide members with more ways to track their activity. The partnership will allow members with Samsung devices to link their health profile to their Vitality...
Read moreAmazon India arranges free Covid health cover for sellers
Amazon has announced it is arranging free one-year Covid health insurance coverage for its sellers in India. The online retail giant revealed it is arranging the cover for registered sellers on the...
Read moreExclusive Q&A with The Exeter CEO Isobel Langton
Isobel Langton joined The Exeter as CEO in April, taking over from the retiring Andy Chapman. In her first Q&A since taking over the position, she told Health & Protection, why she...
Read moreTailored support needed as long Covid ‘continually moves goalposts’
Long Covid sufferers need tailored support for a condition that continually moves the goalposts, according to Christine Husbands, managing director at RedArc Nurses. Husbands warns long Covid is not a static condition...
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