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Collective Benefits secures $10m for EMEA expansion
Insurance and benefits marketplace Collective Benefits has received a US$10m investment from Prosus Ventures, the venture investing arm of Prosus. Collective Benefits offers insurance and benefits for independent workers across sectors. This...
Read moreMovember: Prostate and testicular cancer claims dip in pandemic
The number of prostate and testicular cancer claims insurers are handling appear to have dipped during the pandemic with a worrying trend also appearing. As Movember, the annual event involving the growing...
Read moreData intelligence is key to identifying and predicting poor advisers – FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is making the most of data and intelligence as a means to find out which financial advisers are more likely to deliver poor advice, the regulator has...
Read moreLeave the traditional insurance mindset to focus on rehab for workers – Sutherland
In July, the government published its response to its consultation document, 'Health is everyone's business'. When the consultation was first published, we were disappointed to see it was close to silent on the...
Read morePandemic takes toll on number of cancer diagnoses in Scotland
The initial stage of the pandemic caused a dramatic fall in the number of diagnoses of the three most common forms of cancer in Scotland. Data from Public Health Scotland reveals that...
Read moreTemporary underwriting is poor practice and should be banned – Walters
It never ceases to amaze me that, as an industry, we haven't taken steps to outlaw the practice of temporary underwriting. This is where the insurer does not have sufficient information to...
Read moreAbu Dhabi confirms Golden visa applicants need health cover or face paying in full
Abu Dhabi's department of health (DoH) has clarified that Golden visa applicants not currently employed in the emirate must ensure they have valid health insurance when there. The clarifications from Abu Dhabi's...
Read moreFCA and HMT to propose tighter rules for ARs this month
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury (HMT) will be consulting this month on tighter rules for the appointed representative (AR) regime. The regulator also revealed that it plans to publish...
Read moreFOS spent £1k per case as pandemic backlog hits 90k and satisfaction drops
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) spent more than £1,000 per case in the last financial year and revealed its backlog in cases grew to more than 90,000 as the Covid pandemic hit...
Read moreBreast Cancer Awareness Month: Claims largely consistent with pre-pandemic levels
The number of breast cancer claims appear to have largely held up during the course of the whole of pandemic when compared with 2019 levels, insurers have told Health & Protection. Vitality...
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