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Higher UK health claims hit Axa earnings
Axa has blamed higher health claims frequency in the UK as one of the primary factors behind an 8% decline in life and health earnings for 2023. The insurer's full year results...
Read moreSchreier appointed Simplyhealth CEO
Simplyhealth has appointed Paul Schreier as the permanent successor to Sneh Khemka as CEO. A year ago today, Health & Protection first reported that Khemka was stepping down from his position as...
Read moreAxa Health buys approved NHS England online outpatient service provider
Axa Health has acquired online outpatient service provider HBSUK. HBSUK is one of a number of existing external service providers that Axa Health works with. The insurer committed to build on its...
Read moreJuniper secures £1.5m for reproductive healthcare insurance offering
Insurance start-up Juniper has raised a £1.5m pre-launch investment for its reproductive healthcare insurance offering. London-based Juniper aims to address a gap in health insurance by providing comprehensive genital insurance for all...
Read moreEHRC guidance underlines importance of employer menopause policy – Stancliffe
New Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance clarifying employers' legal obligations and providing tips on making reasonable adjustments on menopause in the workplace underlines the importance of having a specific policy...
Read moreInsurance Premium Tax raises £6.5bn for Treasury
Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised £6.5bn for the Treasury between April 2023 and January 2024 compared to £5.9bn in the same period of the previous year according to latest HM Revenue &...
Read moreDame Carol Black to lead DWP occupational health taskforce
UK businesses will be urged to tackle in-work sickness and stop people from falling out the workforce, following the appointment of Dame Carol Black as the government’s new occupational health tsar. Black,...
Read moreOne in four supported by RedArc are helped back to work
RedArc has helped one in four of those it supported to stay in work or return to work. This is according to research carried out by the nurse-led health and wellbeing company...
Read moreConsumer Duty: FCA praises insurers for extending health and wellbeing benefits and widening cover
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has praised insurers for improving propositions to offer new health and wellbeing benefits and widening policy definitions to cover more customers. In its Consumer Duty implementation: good...
Read moreAMII adds Switch Health, PSG and Healthwell as intermediary members
The Association of Medical Insurers (AMII) has added Switch Health, PSG, and Healthwell as intermediary members. Jack Chandler, CEO at Switch Health, said: "As we join AMII, we look forward to gaining...
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