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Most employees back tax breaks for employers offering income protection and PMI – ABI
Most employees believe employers should receive tax incentives for offering insurance benefits - including health and income protection cover - to their staff. This is according to a survey of 2,000 UK...
Read moreVitality’s LGBTQ+ forum made me so happy and incredibly proud – Sugarman-Buckle
Esha Sugarman-Buckle, financial crime officer at Vitality, speaks to Health & Protection about being 'out' since the age of 16, how Vitality is embracing a "rising" movement and never encountering anyone at...
Read moreWTW appoints health, wealth and career market leaders for Europe and North America
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed health, wealth and career market leaders for both Europe and North America. Angel Hoover (pictured) takes the role of health, wealth and career market leader for...
Read moreStart-up advice firm Alltoogether eyes funding round and expansion – exclusive
Start-up health and protection advice firm Alltoogether is imminently launching a fundraising round to begin its growth and expansion plans with an aim to more than double its current team. Founder Zak...
Read moreHealth resilience up but mortality protection gap reaches record high – Swiss Re
Health resilience improved globally in 2022, with 78% of protection needs covered by insurance – an increase from 77.5% in 2021, according to Swiss Re. However, mortality protection fell widening the gap...
Read moreIPT 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...
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Advisers must raise ‘red flag situation’ with clients – Dr Mitchell
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Omni Protect hires Butler as head of protection development from L&G
