Amazon is entering the medical care and patient advice market in the United States, with a 24/7 service that offers in-app chat or video conference diagnosis, home visits and wellbeing services. Amazon...
Read moreStuart Scullion, who has led the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) for six years, has announced his decision to stand down as the organisation's executive chairman. Scullion will step down...
Read moreSix out of 10 financial service companies have increased the number of women working at a senior management level over the past year, according to the latest Treasury report on this issue....
Read moreRoyal London has paid out £13.1m in Covid-related claims since the start of the pandemic. The insurer published these figures after industry-wide data showed that the industry as a whole has paid...
Read moreLV= has paid out over £12m in Covid-relating claims to date, supporting more than 1,400 policyholders and their families. This covers life insurance, critical illness and income protection claims. The first Covid-related...
Read moreThe Money and Pensions Services (Maps) is to launch a new consumer-facing brand MoneyHelper, which will focus on financial wellbeing. The Maps name will not disappear, but the main advice services offered...
Read moreAfter a year of staying at home and working remotely as companies battle to maintain businesses through lockdowns it is easy to forget how quickly and effectively organisations have adapted. Office for...
Read moreBupa is rebating £125m to its UK health insurance customers following the temporary disruption to some medical treatments last year as are result of the pandemic. The rebate equates to roughly one...
Read moreVirtual visits and remote patient monitoring will be the key drivers of the emerging telehealth sector, which is set to attract investors with growth projections of 29.4 per cent a year for...
Read moreAlmost 900 dependants received pay-outs following Covid-related deaths of workers covered by group life in the period to the end of 2020, says Group Risk Development. Pay outs to this group of...
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