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MetLife UK has appointed Phil Jeynes as head of individual protection, succeeding Rich Horner in the role. The provider said Jeynes (pictured) will be pivotal in leading the distribution strategy while aligning...

Circle Health has updated the example fee shown on its website to include the £1,318 cost of anaesthetist and consultant fees after a complaint was made to the advertising regulator. An advert...

Knowing her adviser was always on hand right to the very end made the difference for a customer diagnosed with terminal cancer. To mark St Valentine's Day Health & Protection has been...

Reading over the detail of an application helped an adviser ensure their client received a pay out for a policy already in place which might otherwise have been missed. The client would...

Ensuring a client stayed in work by bringing everyone together was critical to support a customer who had attempted suicide three times and regarded work as her happy place. To mark St...

Quilter Financial Planning has appointed Zara Bray as distribution director for its mortgage network. Bray (pictured) joins from Legal & General Mortgage Club where she was most recently head of strategic accounts....

Simplyhealth and Randox Health have extended their partnership enabling Simplyhealth customers to access discounted in-clinic health appointments. This updated offering includes a range of 26 in-clinic health tests with discounts ranging from...

Bupa Global is extending its reach into France by establishing a business partnership with third-party administrator (TPA) ExpaTPA and opening a new sales branch in Paris later this year. The insurer currently...

The NHS waiting list continued to decline and dipped to 7.46 million people in December 2024, according to the latest data from NHS England.  The latest data marks a 16,557 fall from...

With the number of people awaiting NHS treatment staying stubbornly above seven million people, demand for individual private medical insurance (PMI) has skyrocketed, and this past year has proven no different. Insurers...