Spectrum.Life has entered the Australian market through the acquisitions of Melbourne-based MindFit at Work and Sydney-based We Lysn and Valion Health. Rather than entering the Australian market organically, Spectrum.Life explained it has...
Read moreBenefits payable from stand-alone registered group life pension schemes will be exempt from inheritance tax (IHT) changes, the government has clarified. This aligns with the treatment of retirement benefit schemes that provide...
Read moreMarsh has appointed Phil Parkinson as CEO of Mercer UK, a business of Marsh. Subject to regulatory approval, Parkinson (pictured) is expected to take up his new role in the coming weeks...
Read moreVisible Start is expanding its reach into the health and protection insurance sector to help address talent shortages in the industry. The firm delivers structured workforce re-entry and talent engagement programmes designed...
Read moreLegal & General saw its individual protection new business rise last year driven by consumer demand while the group offering flatlined. The insurer also revealed that a successor to departing chief risk...
Read morePrivate health screenings through an employer can dramatically improve health outcomes for workers by detecting cancers early, saving lives and benefiting providers and the NHS alike. This is according to Dr Seema...
Read moreThe chief medical officer (CMO) of Macmillan Cancer Support has criticised protection insurers for an “extraordinary” lack of consistency in the way they verify cancer claims. Professor Richard Simcock told Health &...
Read moreEverywhen has joined global employee benefits network Asinta but has re-affirmed its commitment to the Worldwide Benefits Network (WBN). The intermediary is now Asinta’s exclusive UK partner and Everywhen chief executive of...
Read moreLegal & General group chief risk officer (CRO) Chris Knight will join the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as director of insurance in July. Knight will be taking on the position formerly held...
Read moreConversations with customers about the effects of cancer are no longer optional for advisers and the industry may need to offer longer-term policies to help protect these risks. Protection Distributors Group board...
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