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CMA provisionally clears UnitedHealth £1.2bn acquisition of EMIS
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared UnitedHealth’s proposed £1.2bn purchase of EMIS following an in-depth investigation into competition concerns. EMIS is a supplier of data management systems to the...
Read moreRight to not disclose cancer history, LTA abolition and double taxing GIP among key regulatory challenges – analysis
The Consumer Duty is not the only regulatory challenge keeping advice and insurance firms up at night. Incoming abolition of the lifetime allowance, right to be forgotten legislation in Europe and concerns...
Read moreAllianz life and health profit up 22.5% year-on-year
Allianz's life and health business segment posted a 22.5% increase in operating profit year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023. The Q2 2023 results show lower asset under management-driven revenues from the...
Read moreLEBC Group enters administration ahead of amalgamation with Aspira
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has given the go ahead for LEBC Group to become part of Aspira. In a statement on the Aspira website, Aspira revealed the regulator has agreed that...
Read moreNuffield Health appoints non-executive directors
Nuffield Health has appointed Tracey Killen and Lee Rochford as non-executive directors to its board. Killen currently combines her role as non-executive director with construction firm Morgan Sindall Group with acting as...
Read moreBupa and Ramsay UK expand cancer care partnership
Bupa UK Insurance and Ramsay UK have agreed a new four-year contract to expand key Bupa specialist cancer care centres in the areas of breast, bowel and prostate, offering oncology services with...
Read moreCircle Health launches group subscription service covering pre-existing conditions
Circle Health Group has launched MyWay - a subscription service targeted towards businesses that want to offer employees health cover for a more affordable price. MyWay is a monthly service that offers...
Read moreFormer FCA specialist to chair Consumer Duty Alliance Champions’ Forum
The Consumer Duty Alliance has appointed Michael Lawrence as chairman of its newly launched Consumer Duty Champions' Forum. The forum aims to help Consumer Duty Champions benchmark through early experience and the...
Read moreBabylon Health sale collapses but UK business continues
As Babylon Health's proposed sale to Swiss digital therapeutics firm MindMaze collapses, the tech firm says there will be no impact on the services it provides as the tech firm seeks "new...
Read moreHealth insurance unaffected as Hong Kong introduces risk-based capital regime
Hong Kong’s insurance industry has taken a step towards higher international standards with the passage of a bill that will implement a legal framework for a risk-based capital regime (RBC), according to...
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