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IPT collections up £100m in first two months of tax year
The Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) collected by HM Treasury increased by around £100m to £1.8bn for the first two months of the tax year, according to consultancy OAC. The figure is a...
Read moreBase insurance on inclusion not exclusions to support more people – TD
The typical health and life insurance model of exclusions must be overhauled to cover more conditions and people, particularly those in vulnerable situations, and make prevention a core aim, according to insurers...
Read moreInsurers should disengage from tobacco and other harmful industries – Axa and ABI
Axa and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have called for life and health insurers to consider disinvesting and disengaging from the tobacco industry and other companies whose businesses do significant harm...
Read moreBupa replaces Axa Health as Saga health insurance provider
Saga has appointed Bupa to provide its private medical insurance (PMI) products, replacing its existing partnership with Axa Health. Under the new partnership Bupa will provide Saga’s four health plans from 1...
Read moreSimplyBiz adds to Consumer Duty support as six-week countdown hits
SimplyBiz has added additional support for advisers as just six weeks remain until the implementation of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) new Consumer Duty. The firm said it has added a series...
Read moreFewer cancer screenings trigger fall in healthy lives – ONS
Fewer people being able to attend cancer screening appointments contributed to a fall in healthy lives across England during the second year of the pandemic. Latest data from the Office for National...
Read moreABI calls for increased insurance take-up to reduce pressure on NHS
A new approach is needed to help employers and individuals take actions to reduce NHS backlogs, increase workforce participation and improve the health and wellbeing of the nation, according to the Association...
Read moreVitality programme helps reverse Type 2 diabetes in 10% of participants
Vitality has seen significant success in supporting members in their efforts to not just lose weight but to reverse their Type 2 diabetes. Some 10% of the people with diabetes in a...
Read moreWill march of the machines and AI be the death knell for advisers? – analysis
The 1984 cult classic movie The Terminator painted a picture of a future in which robots were fighting humans for control of the planet and sending back assassins from the future to...
Read moreHealthcode opens up online patient invoicing to all providers
Healthcode has opened up online patient invoicing to all providers in response to customer demand. The move means providers using the online technology specialist's clearing service can access the firm's Patientzone to...
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