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Irish insurance company the Voluntary Health Insurance Board (Vhi) is in the process of retiring four of its health plans, to simplify its offerings to consumers.   The four plans to be...

Demand for private medical insurance (PMI) seems to be going only one way as the population adjusts to a 'new normal' in which NHS wait times remain stubbornly high. Insurers are investing...

Reproductive health insurance provider Juniper has entered into partnership with specialist data analytics solutions provider Optalitix.  Juniper aims to address a gap in the health insurance market by providing comprehensive genital insurance,...

Bupa has extended its partnership with mental health platform JAAQ (Just Ask A Question) for 2024. The extension sees the continued expansion of the firm's mental wellbeing offering to customers by focusing...

April Group has set a goal of exceeding turnover of more than £850m (€1bn) in three years time with an "internationalisation" across all its markets - starting with international health, and "strong"...

Healix has appointed a risk and security advisory board. The firm said its panel of experts will help it and its clients respond quickly to more complex events - notably in challenging...

Advisers in the health and protection insurance markets face a 10% rise in Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fees for the current financial year, the regulator has revealed. Intermediaries operating in the A.19...

Fair value requirements under the Consumer Duty are causing providers and advisers alike to regularly review product offerings and propositions. For advisers this has meant keeping a close eye on tweaks to...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) recovered more than £54m from the estates of failed financial services providers in the 2023/24 financial year. The FSCS revealed around £2m of the funds secured...

PIB Employee Benefits has acquired benefits technology company YouatWork.  PIB said the deal forms part of its growth strategy, particularly in the area of developing and "delivering innovative benefits solutions" and its...