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The number of complaints received by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) fell 40% to 165,263 in 2021/22, down from 279,146 in 2020/21, but the precentage of complaints upheld rose. Overall, across the...

Female representation among senior management in the financial services industry has stagnated with little progress made in 2021, according to the annual review of the Women in Finance Charter. The government’s Women...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not believe the financial services sector is diverse and inclusive and emphasised that diversity and inclusion is a good thing for firms and the markets they...

Benenden Health has added RedArc’s range of support services to its benefits for members. It will provide members with access to emotional and practical support and advice, via telephone, throughout a member’s...

People in Canada, the United Kingdom and United States are living longer than 20 years ago but they are also living sicker for longer when doing so, according to World Health Organisation...

Today marks the end of Men’s Health Week and men’s mental health in particular has become an increasingly important issue. Covid-19 has already triggered a 25% increase in anxiety and depression across the...

    Access to timely dental care has never been more important. Close to 40 million appointments have been lost as a result of the pandemic and, in England alone, four million...

Private medical insurance (PMI) ranks as one of the most in demand workplace benefits by employees, with only flexible working and home working more highly desired. Encouragingly for the sector, risk benefits...

The judging panel for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 has been revealed. In all 37 experts and leaders from across the health, protection and international insurance and workplace benefits industry...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased to more than 800,000, according to official figures. Latest Office for National...