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LV= has been accused by an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) of not properly consulting members over the life insurer’s sale to private equity firm Bain Capital. In December the group announced its...

UnitedHealthcare Global has launched a range of Expat insurance plans into the Netherlands to give local businesses access to internationally recognised health, wellness, assistance and security programmes. The launch of the BeHealthy expatriate...

Online broker ActiveQuote has seen sales private health insurance jump 44 per cent since Covid-19, with 90 per cent of sales being first-time buyers. The health and protection comparison site says average...

Pre-surgery letters and a pre-operation ‘cooling off’ period are part of a raft of measures designed to prevent rogue surgeons from committing serious malpractice, following the Paterson scandal. Unveiling the Government’s response...

How popular are directional-care plans?  These plans are becoming increasingly popular. There are no official figures, but I imagine they will account for between a quarter and a third of all new...

It’s not just Hollywood that has an awards season. That time is upon us in the health and protection industry too. The anticipation of glory, which can go alongside the fear of...

Bupa is rebating £125m to its UK health insurance customers following the temporary disruption to some medical treatments last year as are result of the pandemic. The rebate equates to roughly one...

The NHS has warned that waiting lists could swell to “unprecedented levels” over the next year as a direct results of the coronavirus pandemic.  The head of the NHS Confederation Danny Mortimer...

WPA has recorded a twelvefold increase in usage of its health app in the year to February. As at 28 Feb 2021, there had been 268,652 WPA Health logins since the app...

AXA Global Healthcare is expanding its health and wellbeing offer to bring quick access to a fully qualified psychologist for members in need of mental health support. Called ‘Mind Health’, the service can...