Individual Protection

Almost half of those who test positive for Covid-19 go on to develop depression, research has found. Health experts believe that a high number of patients have been suffering with mental health...

An international medical diagnostics firm based in Northern Ireland has processed its tenth million Covid-19 test. Randox Health Services said the sample makes it the first Pillar 2 testing laboratory to achieve...

HCB Group, the employee health management and occupational health provider, has announced the launch of its CV-19 support services proposition. The HCB Long Covid Assessment & Treatment pathway – The Route to Recovery is...

The Exeter, the specialist health & protection insurer, has appointed former CEO of Royal London’s intermediary division Isobel Langton as chief executive. Langton (pictured) succeeds Andy Chapman in April 2021, when he...

Over a quarter of adults in Britain now have low financial resilience as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures show. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it has conducted research...

Iress, the technology and software specialist, has partnered with Codepotato to offer brokers their own branded life insurance quote engine that can be integrated with their existing websites. The service, Quotehaven, allows...

The insurance industry has pledged to embed “signposting” still further in order to help customers better access its products and services. The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) made the call as it...

Resilience has been put at the heart of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s  vision for the next year as the trade body published its manifesto for 2021. The trade body used the...

Employee benefits provider Unum has said that increased interest from family members is one reason behind a major rise in the number of registrations for its health and wellbeing and remote GP...

Europe's oldest person has survived Covid-19, just days before her 117th birthday. Lucile Randon, a French nun who took the name of Sister Andre in 1944, tested positive for coronavirus on 16...