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Al Murray, The Pub Landlord to host UK Health & Protection Awards 2025
Stand-up comedian Al Murray, The Pub Landlord will host the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Murray has filled arenas and theatres across the world for more than two decades with his...
Read moreA quarter of people think working beyond retirement age will lengthen life – Bupa
One in four people (27%) believe staying in the workforce beyond retirement age will help them to live longer, according to research from Bupa. The 2025 edition of the insurer's Wellbeing Index...
Read moreWorld Suicide Prevention Day: Guarding against triggering conversations for clients and advisers
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Health & Protection speaks to Beth Lockwood, a senior customer support professional at LifeSearch, about treading carefully when discussing suicide to prevent triggering customers and advisers...
Read moreMost high school kids think health insurance will be needed by 2045 – SSP Broker
More than half of secondary school pupils think health insurance will be essential for them in 20 years time, a survey of 1,000 children has found. The Insurance Uncovered: Why Financial Literacy...
Read moreWorld Suicide Prevention Day: A customer I secured insurance for took their own life – the experience has stayed with me since
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, an adviser working for LifeSearch speaks to Health & Protection about securing life cover for a customer who subsequently took their own life. Their account is...
Read moreNational Friendly adds five-year level reviewable IP and extends dental app access
National Friendly has extended its hybrid reviewable premium income protection (IP) product to include a level premium reviewable offering. In a separate move, the mutual has also extended the availability of its...
Read moreAllianz Partners appoints chief officer for health
Allianz Partners has appointed Okan Özdemir as chief officer for health and board member. Reporting directly to Allianz Partners CEO Tomas Kunzmann, Özdemir (pictured) joins from Allianz Türkiye, where he was chief...
Read moreHCML makes CQO Holl third hire from Nuffield Health in a year
HCML has appointed Marc Holl as chief quality officer (CQO) - the second senior appointment from Nuffield Health in a little over a month and third in a year following CEO James...
Read moreNHS inpatient experiences improving but still below pre-pandemic levels – CQC
NHS England inpatient experiences are improving slowly but remain below pre-pandemic levels in many issues with some still seeing signs of decline. Data from the 2024 edition of the Care Quality Commission’s...
Read moreShepherds Friendly adds Alula’s automated underwriting platform to expand coverage
Shepherds Friendly has signed a deal with Alula Technologies to provide its low-code untomated underwriting platform. A key goal of the bespoke integration is to empower Shepherds Friendly to reach a wider...
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