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Sickness, both long-term and temporary, was the main reason given for not working by people aged 16-64 years living in workless households across the UK, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has found.

Cigna is enhancing its Healthy Mind care pathway to allow self-referral to cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), osteopaths and chiropractors for group private medical insurance scheme members.

Multinational pooling is proving profitable for global companies with average returns of 6.1%, research by Towers Watson has found.

Royal London Group has seen a fall in the protection side of its business of 29%, offset by rises in its pension business.

All seven products providers featured on Sesame's ‘focussed' restricted advice panel have denied breaching the regulator's rules on inducements, after the network was fined £1.6m last week for selling the coveted spots to the highest bidders.

Spire Healthcare Group and Bupa UK have announced a renewed long-term agreement for six years from April 2015.

Transact and Ageas Protect have teamed up to launch an investment-linked life cover policy available via Transact's platform.

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has confirmed Medicash and April UK have joined as corporate members, taking the total membership to 14 providers.

Westfield Health has launched a new service that will enable customers to be prescribed medication over the phone or via an online consultation, and have it delivered to their home or work address.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former senior executives of insurance firm Swinton Group Limited (Swinton) £928,000.