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Majority of disabled or chronically ill Canadians fear losing workplace benefits
Almost six in 10 Canadians with disability or chronic health issues say their condition would worsen without access to their workplace benefits plan, according to research from Royal Bank of Canada Insurance....
Read moreBlind CVs, wider recruitment and evolving working practices – how the health and protection industry is embracing diversity and inclusion
The health and protection insurance sector is making significant progress in introducing initiatives aimed at improving diversity across insurers and intermediaries alike. Organisations are trying to recruit more diverse workforces by removing...
Read moreAll protection products must be reviewed to ensure they offer fair value – FCA
Protection products must be assessed to ensure they offer fair value to consumers, including those policies originated before October 2018, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced. It warned insurers over products...
Read moreHealth insurance and cash plans excluded from FCA’s auto-renewal rules
Health insurers and cash plan providers have been excluded from Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules surrounding the automatic annual renewal of general insurance contracts, the regulator has confirmed. However, they will be...
Read more‘We need a much more robust evidence base about the real-world benefits of our products’ – Braun
The world of work has seen enormous disruption as a result of Covid-19. As restrictions are gradually lifting, we are looking to a future where hybrid working is becoming far more normal,...
Read morePatients return to GPs in droves following pandemic
Patients returned to GP surgeries in their droves following the pandemic, according to analysis by the Health Foundation, indicating the severe state of the nation's health. The charity's analysis of NHS Digital...
Read moreAviva health and protection sales down 7% as comparison site entry nears
Aviva has seen protection and health sales decline 7% year-on-year, according to a trading update for the first quarter of the year. The update, published today, reveals the insurer saw sales of...
Read moreHealth insurance and IP complaints leap but uphold rates dip
Complaints about private medical and dental cover, and income protection insurance (IP) rose sharply in the last financial year, according to data from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The service received 1,476...
Read moreHealth Shield adds risk assessment questionnaires to OH platform
Wellbeing services provider Health Shield has added a series of risk assessment questionnaires to its recently launched occupational health (OH) platform. The three new questionnaires include the following: Working from home -...
Read moreInsurers must explain benefits better as employers focus on recruitment not health outcomes – ABI
Insurers should communicate the benefits of health cover more effectively to companies and individuals alike, access better data on the societal benefits of health and protection insurance and improve product innovation to...
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