The average cost increases for employer-sponsored private medical insurance plans globally will be 9.1 percent in 2016 - higher than the global average projected inflation rate of 3.6%, according to Aon Hewitt.

British Friendly has announced that it paid 97.8% of Income Protection claims in 2015, becoming the first insurer to publish their claims statistics for the whole of last year.

Acting Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Tracey McDermott has ruled out stepping into the position full time, Chancellor George Osborne has revealed.

Almost 700,000 new cases of cancer linked to being overweight or obese could be diagnosed in the UK during the next 20 years, a report has warned.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has upgraded its website with changes including an ‘Ask the Expert' tool.

Public sector workers are under-protected compared to their private sector peers as research has revealed that just two in five (42%) breadwinners employed in health and education have a life insurance policy.

Unite members at Legal & General's flagship site in Kingswood, Surrey have voted in favour of industrial action to save over 1,500 jobs.

The merger of Willis and Towers Watson is now complete and the two firms will operate under the name Willis Towers Watson.

Munich Re's Mike Bolshaw discusses how developments in immunotherapy for cancer patients could impact terminal illness and life insurance claims.

Jelf Employee Benefits' Iain Laws predicts that 2016 will see a significant rise in the use of Private GP services, digital communications and an increase in self-funded healthcare schemes.