Protection

The NHS waiting list in England has increased once again to another record with 7.77 million people now on the list. For the first time, NHS England revealed there are 6.5 million...

The workforce could lose millions of female employees unless more is done to support women with menstrual and menopausal health symptoms, according to research from Simplyhealth and the Chartered Institute for Personnel...

Advisers operating in the protection and health insurance sector are set for a second consecutive year with no additional levy for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). In its latest update the...

Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is calling for the life insurance industry to changes to policies and processes to combat economic abuse and empower victim-survivors. This includes the ability to cancel or replace...

Reassured has signed a referral agreement to support Beagle Street customers who are unable to take out the insurer’s own life cover. Beagle Street offers life and critical illness cover direct to...

A third of consumers do not believe that insurers will pay their protection claim despite claims paid stats being published, according to the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI).  The disconnect is happening...

Specialist health and life insurance intermediary Assured Futures has been renamed Howden Life and Health. Founded in 1995 and acquired by Howden in 2020, Assured Futures specialises in private medical insurance (PMI),...

The Conservative government has pledged to implement a long-term NHS workforce plan and to cut NHS waiting lists, as part of the King’s Speech. It also confirmed proposals to reform welfare would...

The Exeter is introducing unlimited remote GP appointments to its HealthWise service as part of a range of additions to the member benefits app, available through protection and health insurance. The other...

The winners of the UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 were revealed at a glittering ceremony at the London Hilton Park Lane. Watch the video highlights below of the night, including celebrity...