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Everyday care services make up over half of VitalityHealth claims
Over half (58%) of health insurance claims to Vitality last year were for its 'Everyday Care services', which is up from 10% in 2015.
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World Menopause Day 2023: Moving support beyond education
On World Menopause Day 2023, health and protection experts say employers must move beyond the education piece to better develop and implement more pro-active and effective support for women...
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YuLife launches AI-powered health and wellbeing metric
YuLife has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) powered metric, YuScore, to offer a real-time assessment of a business’ health and wellbeing profile.
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PDG secures financial sponsorship from Panacea Adviser
The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has announced UK-based fintech company Panacea Adviser as its latest financial sponsor, having secured similar funding from seven firms in the protection market...
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Premier Choice Healthcare acquires Healthcover
Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) has acquired 100% of the share capital of health insurance intermediary, Healthcover, for an undisclosed sum.
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Over half of employers now offer menopause support: Aviva
Over half (53%) of employers now offer menopause support for employees, with over two thirds (69%) of employers extending this support to family members, according to research from Aviva.
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Advice firm Emergenzz launches to boost new adviser diversity
Advice firm Emergenzz Financial Services has secured authorisation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), specialising in advice-based insurance products including life insurance, critical illness...
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Setul Mehta joins AIG Life as head of intermediary distribution
AIG Life has appointed Setul Mehta as head of intermediary distribution to help the life insurer build stronger relations with financial advisers.
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PMI vs NHS Wait Times: Striking the Balance for Clients' Health
Emma Vaughan, head of protection and health solutions at SimplyBiz, reviews how private medical insurance works to fill in the gaps left by the current state of the NHS and where clients can...
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Broadway Insurance Brokers taps Emma Wood as director of healthcare
Broadway Insurance Brokers has appointed Emma Wood as its new director of healthcare, joining after nearly two decades working in healthcare insurance.
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Vitality to offer automated underwriting for personal health policies
Vitality has announced it will offer automated underwriting for personal health insurance policies later this year, as part of a series of digital enhancements.
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Alan Lakey: What do the revised ABI cancer wordings really mean?
CIExpert founder Alan Lakey reviews the recent changes to the critical illness minimum standard wordings by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and what this means in practice for advisers.
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Pam Brown Mortgages charity night raises £25k for Crohn's & Colitis
Pam Brown Mortgages raised over £25,000 at a charity event organised by the brokerage in Oxford last night (19 October), attended by representatives from protection brokers, insurers, industry groups...
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amii adds Howha PMI as intermediary member
The Association of Medical Insurers (amii) has named private medical insurance (PMI) broker, Howha, as an intermediary member.
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Only 11% of women hold or are applying for income protection: The Exeter
Research by The Exeter found that women were less likely than men to access insurance products to protect their income if they are unable to work due to an accident or long-term illness.
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Two in five adults are stressed about funeral costs: MetLife
Over two in five adults (45%) who recently planned a funeral were stressed about the costs, according to MetLife.
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Third of businesses concerned about employee health and wellbeing
People-related risks were a top concern for UK businesses, with one third (31%) of companies concerned about the health and wellbeing of their employees over the next 12 months, according to research...
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Syrona Health rolls out voice-based AI tool for mental health assessments
Syrona Health has launched a voice-based artificial intelligence (AI) tool for mental health assessments that businesses can incorporate into their employee benefits schemes.
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Foresters Friendly Society joins GRiD
Foresters Friendly Society has become the latest member to join industry body Group Risk Development (GRiD).
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BIBA names Shayne Halfpenny-Ray as head of policy and public affairs
The British Insurance Broker’s Association (BIBA) has announced the appointment of Shayne Halfpenny-Ray as its new head of policy and public affairs.
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