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Westfield Health’s insurance business continues to grow as gross written premiums increased almost 5% to £80.8m in the year to March. This helped group revenue to top £105m, a 7% improvement on...

All income protection (IP) insurers should help the growing number of people who survive cancer back into work to reduce future claims, Dr Julie Denning has told Health & Protection. “I would...

Simplyhealth has appointed Sonya Bryson as managing director, subject to regulatory approval.  Bryson (pictured) will join the business on Wednesday (19 August), bringing with her more than 25 years of leadership experience...

Consistency of sleep could be a stronger predictor of health risk than the number of hours spent in bed, research from Vitality has discovered. Although sleeping for at least seven hours a...

Chancellor of the exchequer John Healey has confirmed the Autumn Budget will take place on 28 October. In a video message Healey committed to a Budget that would “kickstart growth in every...

Health & Protection is delighted to announce that Lia’s Wings is the charity partner of the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. Lia’s Wings delivers life-saving air transfers by plane both within...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is contacting firms operating in the insurance market whose business models “may be creating heightened risks of conflicts of interest”. The regulator also warned it was “monitoring...

Complaints about protection and health insurance products have continued to rise with private medical insurance (PMI) and income protection (IP) seeing the greatest increases, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Data...

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has launched a consultation on making amalgamations and transfers of friendly societies easier to complete. The regulator wants to improve the clarity and accessibility of Part VIII...

Enhancing affordability, outcomes and experience through value-based healthcare (VBHC) is possible, despite the complexity and barriers. It has been 20 years since Michael Porter and Elizabeth Teisberg’s 2006 book Redefining Health Care...