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BMI Healthcare is to offer e-prescribing for its oncology patients, with rollout over the next 12 months, paving the way for it to be rolled to other specialities.

Zurich's Richard Moodey has urged brokers to ‘step up' and sell more income protection (IP) policies as the Mortgage Market Review has caused dwindling competition within the adviser community.

Now Health International and Tenet Sompo will offer a no claims bonus to their members in Singapore.

Zurich has launched a safety website for group life and income protection customers and their employees in partnership with crisis management firm red24.

Vitality has seen a 16% rise in profits to £42.8m for its life and health insurance businesses, while combined new business sales declined 2% to £105m in the 12 months to June 2015.

The regulator is likely to shrug off calls from the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) to create a quality rating for firms, on the grounds it does not have the resources to take on the burden, a law firm has said.

Bupa UK has partnered with Babylon to provide a healthcare app offering bookings for video GP consultations, as well as the ability to organise referrals.

Bright Grey, part of the Royal London Group has upgraded its critical illness cover (CI), alongside incorporating the ABI's statement of best practice for CI.

Aegon will leave the Association of British Insurers at the end of the year, the insurer has announced.

Pink Network has launched a series of business conferences for its appointed representatives (ARs).