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The mental health of the UK population has taken a battering during the pandemic and beyond. The fallout has affected everyone - including those working in the private medical insurance (PMI) and...

The number of people in the UK suffering symptoms associated with long Covid for more than a year has increased to more than 800,000, according to official figures. Latest Office for National...

To kick off Pride Month, Health & Protection speaks to Chris Bailey-Munt, B2B content and social media manager for intermediary marketing at Aviva, about considering whether he should refer to his "partner"...

Actuaries are warning that proposed government regulations for the sector could “undermine the profession” and “lead to a lowering of standards”. The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) also urged the government...

Czech insurance broker Respect has joined the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) as a member. Launched in 1993, Respect is a Prague-headquartered insurance broker focused on business insurance in the Czech and Slovak...

IPipeline is launching cloud-based hosted authoring services from its SSG Digital platform. The firm says this move to the cloud will benefit insurers by allowing them to make changes to their platform...

Customers are talking about the cost of living crisis more when discussing protection so any help government can provide is to be welcomed, advisers told Health & Protection. Chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday...

Almost two thirds of UK adults who received financial advice remotely during the pandemic want to continue doing so, according to LV=. Virtual GP appointments were also fairly well regarded, though not...

Insurers, distributors and other financial services providers have been warned by the industry watchdog to ask themselves if products with Covid exclusions or other significant restrictions offer customers fair value. And the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told insurers they should be examining the amount of commission paid as part of the distribution process when complying with the incoming Consumer Duty. The issue...