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The health and protection industry needs to make a "really, really" clear case that long-called for tax breaks will deliver increased take-up of cover and will not hurt the exchequer. This is...

The insurance sector has been challenged to show greater leadership in demonstrating the value that brokers bring to designing commissions and on policing non-financial misconduct and promoting healthy work cultures. The challenge...

Bupa UK Insurance CEO Alex Perry will takeover as CEO of Nuffield Health later this year, replacing Steve Gray who has announced his retirement. A formal date has not been given for...

Private health assessment provider Bluecrest Wellness has joined the Association of Medical Insurers & Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Jon Darby, (pictured far right) chief growth officer at Bluecrest Wellness, said:...

Trawick International has partnered with Axa Mexico to oversee its international private medical insurance (IPMI) offerings. From the start of May, Trawick International has acted as the administrative agent for Axa Mexico's...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 13 categories spanning the breadth of the...

South Africa president Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to sign the National Health Insurance bill (NHI) into law tomorrow (15 May 2024).   But the bill has proven controversial, with private sector organisation...

This Mental Health Awareness Week, Health & Protection features Florence Streames, finance assistant at Velvet Mortgage and Insure Services, who speaks about building a career in protection while coping with severe obsessive...

Most workers who pay for dental care find it difficult to do so, according to research from Health Shield Friendly Society. The survey of 564 people in full- or part-time work found...

Global insurance brokerage Arthur J Gallagher & Co has acquired Melbourne, Victoria-based Health Insurance Consultants Australia (HICA).   Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  HICA is a specialist health insurance consultancy...