Cash plans

In July, the government published its response to its consultation document, 'Health is everyone's business'. When the consultation was first published, we were disappointed to see it was close to silent on the...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) saw it’s workplace benefits spend including healthcare and protection cover soar by almost £1m in the last year. In its annual report the regulator said its benefits...

Unum UK has appointed the former chairman of GoCompare Stuart Vann (pictured) as an independent non-executive director. Vann, who will also take on the role of audit committee chairman, is a qualified...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) spent more than £1,000 per case in the last financial year and revealed its backlog in cases grew to more than 90,000 as the Covid pandemic hit...

The reduction or removal of insurance premium tax (IPT) from health insurance products and tax breaks for employers supporting staff are top of advisers' wish list ahead of the Budget today. Reports...

In the first edition Alfie Jaques, client support manager at Hooray Health & Protection, speaks to Health & Protection about how he got his start in the sector, why the pandemic proved...

NHS dental appointments collapsed to just 2% of their normal levels in the middle of the pandemic last year and barely reached a third of typical volumes by the end of the...

Attendees of the first UK Health & Protection Awards celebrated bringing the industry together again with gusto at a glittering ceremony at the Hilton Bankside in London. More than 500 advisers, insurers...

A future in which certain medical consultations are all carried out virtually is possible in the UK, according to Vitality. The insurer noted that based on medical risk and patient preferences it...

Charles Randell has asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to start the process to appoint his successor as chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Randell, who...