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Vitality has revealed a 45 per cent increase in the proportion of members claiming between 2019 and 2023.   According to its 2024 Health Claims Report, 42 per cent of people want health...

Measures contained in the new Pension Schemes Bill are estimated to boost the value of an average earner's DC pension by £11,000 — according to government figures.  The Pension Schemes Bill was...

Avon Pension Fund, a £6 billion local government pension scheme serving Bristol, Bath, and surrounding areas, is investing £50 million into affordable housing. The investment, funded through the Octopus Affordable Housing Fund,...

Simplyhealth is adding a new dermatology service to its Health Plan product. This digital service will be offered through MySkinDoctor, and will enable customers to access online dermatology support remotely via their...

Economic inactivity due to long-term sickness remains “concerning high” according to the latest ONS labour market data. The figures for the three month from March to May this year show that 2.81...

Vanessa Sallows, Claims and Governance Director, Legal & General Retail suggests a need to look at value first: assessing Group Income Protection providers on the quality of their vocational rehabilitation and wellbeing...

The King's Speech today outlined the government’s goal to revamp healthcare, with particular emphasis on mental health. This will include changes to universal access based on need, reducing waiting times, emphasising prevention...

A new pension schemes bill has unexpectedly been included in today’s King’s Speech, which opens the new session of Parliament.  This speech sets out the legislative agenda of the new Labour government....

The number of internet searches for ‘private health insurance’ has increased by 83 per cent over the past three years.  The data, which relates to internet search in the UK, shows that...

UK inflation has remained at the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target for the second consecutive month. Some industry experts emphasise the need for careful financial planning due to “sticky underlying...