The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to introduce an excess payment for staff who use its private medical insurance (PMI) cover after soaring premium costs. The regulator said premiums for the...
Read moreHowden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing has promoted Cheryl Brennan to managing director of Howden Employee Benefits UK. Brennan (pictured) joined Howden as director of corporate consulting in May 2019 from Punter Southall...
Read moreStart-ups have woken up to the fact that health and life insurance benefits can no longer be the preserve of large corporates, according to Charlie Cousins, founder of Hooray Health & Protection....
Read moreInsurers have been focusing on recruiting hundreds of new starters rather than the need to welcome back workers as the government's furlough scheme has ended. While the furlough scheme was a lifeline...
Read moreHealth and protection insurer The Exeter has appointed Jamie Page as head of strategic partnerships. Page (pictured) joins from Vitality UK where he was head of exclusive associates. He will be responsible...
Read moreVitality has launched a digital learning series to help advisers meet the growing demand for workplace wellbeing advice and support. The series of five Chartered Institute of Insurers (CII) accredited courses look...
Read moreFinancial advice network The Openwork Partnership has appointed Frank Meere as chief operating officer. Meere (pictured) has more than 30 years’ experience in the financial services sector including a range of chief...
Read moreHealth secretary Sajid Javid told the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester that business as usual for the NHS "cannot be good enough". He said his department's review into leadership in the NHS...
Read moreBupa Global and Generali Employee Benefits (GEB) have entered into a strategic partnership on international private medical insurance (IPMI) and global employee benefits solutions. The deal builds upon GEB’s existing partnership with...
Read moreEmployers who fail to provide mental health support training for line managers, are running the risk of personal injury claims being brought against them. This is according to Melanie Stancliffe, partner at...
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