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Tax relief on health interventions will boost UK productivity – AMII
Tax relief on health interventions such as health insurance, employee assistance programmes, and wellness initiatives will boost the productivity of UK plc. This is according to Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries...
Read moreMercer brings insurers together to discuss how they can play a key role in solving ESG issues – Waters
The benefits employers provide their people with can play a key role in tackling environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues ranging from increasing access to healthcare to preparing for environmental disasters. Three...
Read moreAutumn Statement: Chancellor confirms benefits cuts and mandatory work placements for jobless claimants
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed tighter benefits rules in the Autumn Statement today, which will reduce the number of people on state benefits, and introduce mandatory work placement. Under the rules, if a...
Read moreAutumn Statement: DWP ‘keen to learn’ about including GIP in OH measures
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is “keen to learn” about how group income protection (GIP) and wider workplace health support can be included in its occupational health (OH) measures. It...
Read moreAutumn Statement: Universal Credit, state pension and housing allowance rise
The chancellor has announced increases to Universal Credit, the local housing allowance rate and the state pension in a bid to alleviate the current cost of living crisis. Delivering his Autumn Statement...
Read moreAutumn Statement: Government ‘continuing to explore’ case for PMI and group risk tax cuts
The Conservative government is still considering if it will cut taxes or provide any other support for employers and employees who take out private medical insurance (PMI) or group risk policies through...
Read moreMAB’s IP sales surge driven by better awareness of risk – Walton
Helping customers understand that they face a greater risk of being off work sick than becoming critically ill or dying has proven to be the key factor behind Mortgage Advice Bureau's (MAB)...
Read moreTMG Mortgage Network launches protection division
Donna Ambler has joined TMG Mortgage Network to lead its new protection division TMG Protect. TMG explained the move was aimed at giving further support to members to refer their business internally...
Read moreFCA proposes incremental increase in minimum and flat fees
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to increase minimum and flat rate fees in stages to £2,200 by 2026/27. After having frozen these fees in 2023/24, the regulator said in its...
Read moreHealth & Protection Individual Protection Report: In-force members steady as sales up
More than 9.3 million individual protection policies were in force at the end of 2022, the latest Health & Protection Individual and Business Protection Report has found. The figures cover 10 major...
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Prevention crucial to lowering PMI costs but ‘you have to stick with it’ – Dr Patel
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