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Universal Credit health element halved as standard allowance rises – Reeves
The Universal Credit (UC) standard allowance is set to increase by 2029, but the health element of that is set to be halved and frozen for new claims, according to chancellor Rachel...
Read moreHow advisers target client communications to maximise IPMI engagement – analysis
International private medical insurance (IPMI) increasingly offers a very wide range of additional benefits which can help drive demand, increase usage and potentially reduce large treatment costs. But maximising their value depends...
Read morePMI, ASU and business protection insurance fall outside scope of FCA market study
The scope of this year’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) market study will not include private medical insurance (PMI), business and key protection insurance, or accident, sickness and unemployment insurance (ASU), according to...
Read moreIll-health inactivity costs UK economy up to £330bn a year – DWP
The cost of economic inactivity due to sickness absence and other ill health is likely to be at least £240bn per year but could be as much as £330bn, according to the...
Read morePerci Health receives six figure investment from Macmillan Cancer Support
Perci Health has received an investment from Macmillan Cancer Support to help more people with cancer get the personalised care they need. Perci Health would not divulge the size of the investment,...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards 2025 voting opens
Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding...
Read moreIson Secure appoints vice president of broker partnerships
Health insurer Ison Secure has announced the appointment of Camil Younes to the position of vice president of broker partnerships, based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Younes was previously director...
Read moreFormer Axa Health CEO Keith Gibbs joins Ocushield
Ocushield has announced that former Axa Health CEO Keith Gibbs has joined the eye screening service as an adviser. Gibbs (pictured right) was CEO of Axa Health for 17 years from 2001...
Read moreInternational introducing… Yannis Mamalis of International Brokers in Greece
Yannis Mamalis, CEO and founder of International Brokers, based in Greece speaks to Health & Protection on how he built a career in international health and benefits, how his degree in physics helped...
Read moreNHS waiting list declines to 7.43 million
The NHS waiting list continued to decline, falling to 7.43 million people in January 2025, according to the latest data from NHS England. The latest data revealed 7,428,309 people were on the...
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