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New powers that would enable the FCA to move faster to remove regulatory permissions no longer used by financial services firms should serve as a reminder to advisers to ensure their regulatory...

Medical Screening Solutions, a provider of medical evidence collection services, has stressed that is unaffected by the current shortage of blood test tubes. Late last month, the British Medical Association warned doctors...

Handl Group's insurer-focused rehabilitation business Corporé is to make digital mental health tool SilverCloud available to the general insurance market. Corporé will use the digital mental health treatment platform to manage the...

US customer-owned health insurer Health Care Service Corporation has appointed Kassie Maroney as chief actuary. Maroney, who will lead the  HCSC teams focused on actuarial pricing for products, underwriting and actuarial planning...

Willis Towers Watson has partnered with Applied Systems Europe to support real-time pricing. Willis Towers Watson’s Radar Live partner programme enables insurers and MGAs to develop their rates, underwriting rules and adjustments,...

Advisers are concerned government's expected increase to National Insurance could lead cash strapped families  to reconsider paying for health or protection cover. Later today, the Prime Minister is expected to confirm a...

The true implications of long Covid - and its full impact on employers - will only become fully apparent when employees return to the workplace, according to Christine Husbands, managing director at...

Bupa is considering introducing pathway management for musculoskeletal (MSK), cardiology and skin cancer treatments as part of its latest deal with hospital network Circle Health. The agreement between Bupa and Circle means...

Two of the country's biggest private medical insurers have told Health & Protection they have been unaffected by the worsening blood test tube shortage hitting the NHS. However, Square Health branded NHS...

Global insurance group Discovery has allocated a further £155m (R3.1bn) towards Covid-related claims and policy lapses, including almost £20m at its UK-based insurers Vitality Health and Vitality Life. However, despite this further...