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Medical inflation has risen year on year and currently sits way above general inflation. David Priestley believes it is time for the PMI industry to beef up and consider its options for future growth.

The use of online business these days is a given. This is even more the case for expat IPMI. But how far should it go, for both client and intermediary? Inez Cooper investigates.

Selling group products on price will leave advisers open to client poaching, writes Paul Avis. So, are group risk advisers operating a smart business model?

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Subject access requests might seem a panacea to an industry inundated with GP reports. But there are side-effects for everyone in the chain, writes Chris Pollard.

From December, life insurance policies will become the same for men and women. 
Rachel Dalton finds out what IFAs need to do to prepare for the change.

I have a client with HIV. His medication keeps the condition under control, but it's the first case I've ever dealt with of this type. What is the situation? He is looking for the full suite of protection and I know things have improved here, but what...

As the economic times send employee sickness rates upwards, what should brokers be doing with the Sickness Absence Review in mind? Philip Wood examines the facts.

At a time of increased competition, it is vital to consider new income streams. Andy Seale explains what intermediaries need to think of when starting out in international private medical insurance.

Even if purse strings are tight, Paul Walsh says insurance providers need to take control of protection to regain consumer confidence.