Vitality has added HealthHero as a second partner to meet demand for its virtual GP services. The provider revealed that this new agreement will complement its existing arrangement with long-standing partner Livi...
Read moreThe number of people living with cancer could hit 5.4 million people by the year 2045. This is according to a report which draws on Scottish Widows’ actuarial expertise and is informed...
Read moreMore than a third of financial advisers are expecting demand for private medical insurance (PMI) to rise in the UK this year, a survey has discovered. The study of 750 advisers by...
Read moreLegal & General has significantly cut back on issuing quotes for group critical illness (CI) schemes, Health & Protection can reveal. The insurer told Health & Protection it was not exiting the...
Read moreNine in 10 advisers think income protection (IP) sales will grow over the next five years. This is according to the Protection Distributors Group's (PDG) Protection Insights Report 2026. The report reveals...
Read moreComplex issues involving multiple regulators and critical stress tests are being simplified by artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies, the World of America Convention has heard. Regulation is an ever-present subject for...
Read moreAbigail Montrose hears how changes to Inheritance Tax rules are triggering steep demand for protection planning but greater collaboration is needed. Changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) rules bringing more people and...
Read moreAlmost a third of advisers have changed the way they recommend critical illness cover in the past two years following a campaign spearheaded by a comparison service. Around three in 10 advisers...
Read moreHeidi has acquired UK-based clinical AI firm AutoMedica as it bids to evolve from an AI scribe to an AI care partner. The firm said its acquisition will seek to bring clinical...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will look into claims experiences and incentives for consumers to switch products as part of its pure protection market study. The regulator has already confirmed it will further...
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