Cash plans

Sian Fisher is to step down as CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) after more than six years at the helm of the professional body. Fisher (pictured) will complete her six-month...

Lifepoint Healthcare has acquired the the private medical insurance and health cash plan portfolio of Leicestershire-based firm Protect Your Health UK. Isaac Feiner, managing director at Lifepoint Healthcare, said the business was...

Aviva has begun its search for a new associate medical director ahead of the impending departure of Dr Subashini M. A spokesperson confirmed to Health & Protection that Dr Subashini M, who...

Panic buying of petrol across the country is threatening to push advisers back into remote working, curtailing the return of client meetings and work in the office. In August, Health & Protection...

Nearly half of Britons have never seen a financial adviser but doing so boosts protection uptake, according to research from The Openwork Partnership. It found 45% of all 2,000 respondents had never...

Complaints about income protection (IP) insurance dropped by a fifth in the first three months of the 2021-22 financial year, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Overall complaints regarding the health...

Aston Lark has made a public statement of its intent to expand its health insurance and employee benefits advice business through purchases and other related transactions. The firm issued a statement saying...

Nadine Dorries, previously minister for mental health, suicide prevention and patient safety, has been appointed  digital, culture, media and sport secretary. It also appears health secretary Sajid Javid has kept his role...

An industry pressure group is calling on insurers to think outside the box when hiring and include autistic and neurodiverse individuals on recruitment drives. The Group for Autism, Insurance and Neurodiversity (Gain),...

A programme which helps "career breakers" return to the insurance industry is on the hunt for its next batch of recruits. In July, Health & Protection revealed programme organisers Inclusivity Partners, which...