Preston-based health insurance and protection business Santé Group has acquired a "significant" stake in Dorchester-based Sante Partners for an undisclosed sum. Sante Partners will now join The Santé Group, which includes employee...
Read moreInsurers are taking Christmas celebrations virtual or postponing parties until the New Year in response to the new rules which came into effect this week aimed at curbing the spread of the...
Read moreNHS waiting times could increase still further following the health secretary's warning that some urgent NHS appointments and elective surgeries be put off until 2022 as the government attempts to ensure every...
Read moreSimplyhealth has appointed Jenni Wilson (pictured) as sales director, joining from Nuffield Health. She will replace Pam Whelan who left her position earlier this year, as Health & Protection exclusively reported last...
Read moreAlmost 600 patients were urgently transferred to receive emergency care and 340 died following treatment at private hospitals in the year up to June 2021, according to data from the Private Healthcare...
Read moreAdvisers are taking a pragmatic to return to homeworking requirements and are having to be flexible around festivities this Christmas. This morning, new rules came into effect ensuring people in England should...
Read moreThe Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) has appointed Alan Fergusson as global employee benefits practice leader. A former consultant for WBN, he joins from Beneficia where he was responsible for delivering complex projects...
Read moreTwo highly respected figures within the protection market have told Health & Protection they believe the use of loaded premiums does not meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Fair Value and proposed...
Read moreDr Andrew Vallance-Owen who founded the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is stepping down after nine years at the helm of the organisation. Jayne Scott (pictured) will succeed Dr Vallance-Owen taking on...
Read moreHealth and protection advisers are being urged to engage with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation on changes to the “unfair” funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Branko Bjelobaba, principal...
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