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IPT collections up £100m in first two months of tax year
The Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) collected by HM Treasury increased by around £100m to £1.8bn for the first two months of the tax year, according to consultancy OAC. The figure is a...
Read moreIt hasn’t all been plain sailing facing attitudes rarely directed at heterosexual couples – Keene
Vicky Keene, vice president at Lockton and chairwoman of Lockton's Pride Committee, speaks to Health & Protection about coming out in what was then a very conservative industry, the importance of LGBT...
Read moreRegulators should mandate corporate reporting on staff health – Vitality
Vitality has called for organisations to be mandated to report on the health of their workforces and their impact on society, with key performance indicators (KPIs) to be tied to outcomes. The...
Read moreBase insurance on inclusion not exclusions to support more people – TD
The typical health and life insurance model of exclusions must be overhauled to cover more conditions and people, particularly those in vulnerable situations, and make prevention a core aim, according to insurers...
Read moreInsurers should disengage from tobacco and other harmful industries – Axa and ABI
Axa and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) have called for life and health insurers to consider disinvesting and disengaging from the tobacco industry and other companies whose businesses do significant harm...
Read moreLobbying three PMs on P11Ds, investment for expansion, protection provider tie-ins and creating a member marketplace – Equipsme’s Reed
Equipsme founder and managing director Matthew Reed has visited Downing Street three times meeting prime ministerial advisers to campaign for the removal of P11D tax on employee health benefits. In an exclusive...
Read moreHong Kong SMEs neglecting employee health and wellbeing as awareness falls
SME employers in Hong Kong have gradually reduced the emphasis they place on employees’ health and wellbeing, according to research from QBE. The percentage of SME employers who identified employee health, safety...
Read moreFewer cancer screenings trigger fall in healthy lives – ONS
Fewer people being able to attend cancer screening appointments contributed to a fall in healthy lives across England during the second year of the pandemic. Latest data from the Office for National...
Read moreBarnett Waddingham joins AMII
Professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a member. The association now has more than 135 members. Kevin O'Neill, associate at Barnett Waddingham,...
Read moreWill march of the machines and AI be the death knell for advisers? – analysis
The 1984 cult classic movie The Terminator painted a picture of a future in which robots were fighting humans for control of the planet and sending back assassins from the future to...
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