The deadline is arriving for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2024. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website and this year includes a new category for networks...
Read moreJohnny Timpson has called on protection and health insurers to "do better" by introducing signposting solutions for carers to their added value services. Timpson's comments follow similar criticism levelled at the Department...
Read moreAs the problems of the NHS are set to become a major focal point in the upcoming UK general election, South Africa's newly created National Health Insurance (NHI) is experiencing its own...
Read moreAscend Broking Group has appointed Kristian Breeze as healthcare director for Ascend Healthcare, (previously known as SMP Insurance Brokers). Breeze, (pictured), who told Health & Protection about his new role, previously worked...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreThe 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...
Read moreBupa 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...
Read moreAround one in five (19%) of claims paid on Aviva’s Group Income Protection in 2023 related to mental ill-health, meaning mental health concerns ranked second only to cancer, which accounted for around...
Read morePrivate 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:...
Read moreTrawick 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...
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