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The incoming chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has admitted the under-fire regulator must “urgently improve” and will focus on problems with its technology and methods. Sir Julian Hartley’s inaugural...

Bupa Health Services has acquired The Dermatology Partnership for an undisclosed sum with the intention of speeding up access to skincare for the insurer's customers. The Dermatology Partnership clinics are based in...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (GBN) has appointed Nicolas Denys as chief underwriting officer after almost 25 years within the Axa Group. Denys (pictured) will join on 1 February, subject to regulatory checks....

Health insurance complaints received and upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS) appear to have plateaued at higher levels following significant rises last year. Latest data from the FOS showed complaints received...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced four significant changes to its naming and shaming rules in response to feedback to an initial April 2024 consultation on proposals for a measured increase...

Consumer resilience and becoming a more efficient and effective regulator are two of the key aims of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) latest five-year plan. The regulator also emphasised the importance of...

The government review of how employers promote healthy workplaces will include actions and recommendations to prevent people becoming unwell, support early intervention and help return to work. It also envisaged a “new...

Tyler Ogilvie, (pictured) vice president for international benefits at Penmore Financial Group based in Calgary, Canada speaks to Health & Protection about the importance of adding value, learning from his mother, why...

Benefex has bought Vebnet from Standard Life and will take over provision of flexible benefit services to 31 employers. The firms have not disclosed the cost of the acquisition but announced the...

Lockton has announced that Sudip Indani has joined Lockton India in the role of managing director - head of people solutions, India, based in Mumbai.  Indani has more than 20 years of experience...