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There has been a dramatic 29% fall in complaints about protection insurance products, according to data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Analysis of the complaints data shows there were 61,834 complaints...

A Derbyshire coach driver has been sentenced for submitting bogus health insurance claims through his employer’s healthcare scheme to the tune of more than £8,000 for himself and his family. A statement...

While firms increasingly understand the importance of providing health and protection benefits to staff in these times, the severe economic downturn caused by the pandemic has meant many are choosing to put...

Deepak Jobaputra is moving to a newly-created chief sustainability officer role for the whole Vitality group with Justin Skinner stepping in as managing director of VitalityLife. Jobanputra has been with VitalityLife, which...

Lower attrition and absence rates and terrific individual performances are just some of the benefits of embracing flexible working, according to LifeSearch's head of people and culture. Yesterday, Health & Protection revealed...

Almost half of mortgage holders do not have any financial protection in place and one in five were adamant nothing would make them consider protecting themselves, MetLife research has found. For those...

Reassured has confirmed the launch of a new protection advisory service which will be offered through its Reassured Advice subsidiary, alongside its direct non-advised offering. To support the new service, it has...

US-based health advisory firm Curi has appointed Brad Diericx as chief operating officer of its insurance solutions business. Diericx will take charge core elements of Curi's insurance business, including its medical professional...

Vocational rehabilitation firm Working to Wellbeing is seeking to partner with intermediaries as it rolls out its personalised long Covid work support service to businesses. The service, available on a pay as...

Health and protection advisers want unconscious bias training to avoid the pitfalls of erroneously held preconceptions about their clients. The findings come from in-depth interviews with 100 advisers conducted by BVA BDRC...