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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has backed a medical insurer and rejected a customer’s complaint after her treatment was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It published the case as a follow-up...

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has completed the acquisition of American Financial Group's wholly owned subsidiary, Great American Life Insurance Company, and other subsidiaries and affiliated entities in a $3.5bn (£2.47bn) deal....

The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) is calling on government to create surgical hubs and commit an additional £1bn every year for the next five years to clear the backlog in operations...