Cash plans

The cost of the average insurance scam hit a record of more than £12,000 in 2021 as more than £1bn in fake claims were caught, according to data from the Association of...

Soaring energy cost and inflation further the case for cash plans and comprehensive employee assistance programmes, according to Marcia Reid, non-executive director at Sherwood Healthcare. Earlier today regulator Ofgem announced its new...

The UK is facing a "ticking time bomb" as new data points to a significant decline in the number of adult patients being seen by NHS dentists year-on-year and a rise in...

Booming use of employee assistance programmes (EAPs) triggered by the pandemic means there is now a greater importance on the quality of data coming from these services, according to the Worldwide Broker...

Stand-up comedian, presenter and podcaster Chris Ramsey is set to host the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 which is being held in just eight weeks. A TV favourite, Ramsey (pictured) recently...

Advisers are warning Liz Truss now is not the time to merge the country's financial watchdogs and any proposal to do so must clearly define any benefits the move would bring. They...

Prime ministerial candidate frontrunner Liz Truss is considering merging the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) should she win the race to succeed...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS), the professional body for the financial planning profession in the UK, has appointed Don MacIntyre as interim CEO. Last month the PFS board said it was recruiting...

Mental health support, private healthcare, cash plans and employee assistance programmes are just some of the offerings employers have added to their benefits arsenal to help staff who are suffering through the...

Aviva has formally completed the acquisition of Succession Wealth for £385m. The insurer first announced the acquisition on 2 March. Along with offering wealth management advice the firm has an employee benefit...