Sam Long, assistant risk and assurance officer at National Friendly, speaks to Health & Protection about how the financial services sector is less diverse than other industries, but is catching up a...
Read moreGuardian Life Insurance Company of America has revamped its group critical insurance offering, doubling the number of illnesses and conditions covered. According to the insurer, it has introduced coverages in high demand...
Read moreProfessional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a member. The association now has more than 135 members. Kevin O'Neill, associate at Barnett Waddingham,...
Read moreMedicash has appointed Charles Oddy to its board, subject to regulatory approval. Oddy (pictured) has also been appointed non-executive director of the health cash plan's subsidiary Health@Work. An actuary, investment and risk...
Read moreVitality has seen significant success in supporting members in their efforts to not just lose weight but to reverse their Type 2 diabetes. Some 10% of the people with diabetes in a...
Read moreYoung adults rank health insurance as one of the top benefits that need to be in place before they would consider accepting a new job, according to Georgetown University research. Workplace wellness...
Read moreThe 1984 cult classic movie The Terminator painted a picture of a future in which robots were fighting humans for control of the planet and sending back assassins from the future to...
Read moreHSBC Life UK is making critical illness (CI) cover available to Type 2 diabetic customers without the need for NHS records. Open to customers applying for cover through its external distribution partners,...
Read moreA further 4,000 people have joined the ranks of people who are economically inactive due to long term sickness in the UK over April. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
Read moreThe decline in individual protection sales in 2022 indicates the sector is levelling back to normal numbers, according to the author of Swiss Re's latest Term and Health Watch report. The latest...
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