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The winners of the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 have been announced at a glittering ceremony at the Westminster Park Plaza. More than 750 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together...

Stephen Hough (pictured centre) has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the health and protection industry at the Health & Protection Awards 2025. Hough has been at the forefront of the...

Members using weight loss pathway and medications are losing 9.3% of their body weight within the first three-months, according to Vitality. Earlier this year, it became the first health insurer to introduce...

Bupa is rolling out its weight management plan including access to weight loss medication to health insurance customers. The plan provides clinical and lifestyle support, including GP consultations, tailored health programmes and...

There is a wide disparity in the distance patients have to travel to access private healthcare across the UK, with patients in Northern Ireland travelling the furthest and those in London the...

National Friendly is launching an entry-level healthcare product which has no medical questions or underwriting. The Friendly Health plan is designed to help provide a diagnosis of a new medical condition that...

More than one in four employees with workplace private medical insurance (PMI) made a claim in 2024 - up by a third from 2021, according to an analysis of employee benefits consultancy Broadstone's...

Younger and midlife age groups are experiencing the greatest mental wellbeing challenges, according to research from Aviva. Aviva’s latest Story of Health research among 2,000 adults reveals that mental wellbeing challenges are...

Skin cancer claims have soared over the last five years to almost level with breast cancer as the largest source of cancer claims on private medical insurance (PMI), VitalityHealth has revealed. Data...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is "progressing at pace" to find a successor for director of insurance Matt Brewis with its recruitment campaign now closed. The regulator has been searching for Brewis'...