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2 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
Provider, Spectrum.Life, has partnered with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to provide mental health and wellbeing services to students. The partnership sees Spectrum.Life support over 1,200 students and address the growing challenges of anxiety, stress and burnout, according to the provider.
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2 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
Strengthens life insurance capabilities Financial services consultancy, Broadstone, has acquired actuarial valuation firm, ExactVAL. The acquisition will see ExactVAL join Broadstone's insurance, regulatory and risk advisory division.
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2 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
The figure brings Perci Health's total amount raised to £7.7m and includes support from Macmillan Cancer Support, Guinness Ventures, Conduit Fund, Octopus Ventures and 35 UK oncologists and cancer surgeons. According to the provider, the funds will be allocated to expanding its AI-powered virtual cancer clinic, with the goal of covering more individuals and partnering with more providers.
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2 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah |Cameron Roberts
Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Spending Review Today, 11 June 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the UK Government’s Spending Review, which aimed to assign spending in the public sector.
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2 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
Tracey Bridger to take the role Insurer, L&G, announced today that it will appoint a new claims and governance director for its group business. Current head of claims for group protection, L&G, Tracey Bridger, will take the role from 1 January 2026.
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2 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
Provider, Scottish Widows, has released claims data which demonstrates a difference in health needs for men and women. Scottish Widows has released the data as part of Men's Health Week (9 June – 15 June). One key data point is that of critical illness claims made by men in 2024, 17% were relating to heart attacks, compared to 3% of claims made by women, according to the provider.
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2 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
Provider, Royal London, has appointed Setul Mehta as its take to market lead for protection. The insurer said it has made the appointment to expand its protection proposition team, with Mehta's previous roles at AIG Life and The Openwork Partnership bringing key experience. Mehta will report to Fi Wynn, head of proposition, Royal London, he has taken the role with immediate effect.
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2 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
The agreement will make Shepherd Friendly's income protection (IP) products available to the thousands of UK advisers who are members of Simplybiz. The mutual said members will have access to "niche" IP product features, including a commitment to never load premiums for any reason. Phil Nash, chief sales officer, Shepherds Friendly, said: "As a friendly society, one of our core goals is to improve consumers' access to products and enhance their financial resilience.
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3 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
Partnership with LifeSearch Provider, Scottish Widows, has today announced that it has partnered with LifeSearch to offer its products through MoneySuperMarket. The partnership will see Scottish Widows' life and critical illness policies offered through the price comparison site.
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3 weeks ago | 
covermagazine.co.uk | Cameron Roberts
Technology provider, iPipeline, has released figures which show that protection has had a strong start to 2025. According to the provider, the annual premium equivalent (APE) is up 17% year on year and new business has also increased across this period, up 4%. The iPipeline data showed that the rise in APE was driven by a 77% rise in "other" forms of cover.
