Jaskeet Briah

London, Northampton

Reporter at Cover Magazine UK

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Articles

Income loss would cause 14% of young mortgage holders to struggle

1 week ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

57% would be in difficulty within six months Around 14% of mortgage holders aged between 18–34 would struggle to pay their mortgage immediately after an income loss due to sickness or injury, which is more than any other age group, according to research from LifeSearch and HomeOwners Alliance.
Scottish Widows launches pre-application underwriting tool

1 week ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

Available across all protection products Provider, Scottish Widows, has launched a pre-application underwriting decision tool for advisers, enabling the disclosure of multiple health conditions, lifestyle factors and family health conditions.
Amii adds to executive committee

1 week ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

Lucy Pearce and Anders Lewis join The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (amii) has made two appointments to its executive committee in a move it said will support the association’s goal of promoting best practices across the healthcare insurance sector.
Scottish Widows partners with Sprout.ai

2 weeks ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

The pilot – which uses AI and natural language processing - will aim to reduce processing times and simplify complex medical documentation. It will also focus on assisting underwriters by summarising extensive medical files to enable faster decision-making, Scottish Widows said, with the partnership set to explore further enhancements to the claims process. Roi Amir, CEO, Sprout.ai, said: "The insurance industry is on the brink of a technological transformation, and AI is at the heart of it.
IPT receipts reach £648 million in April 2025

2 weeks ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

The figure is a £33m - or 5% - increase from this time last year which initiated a "record year" of receipts. The total for financial year 2024/25 was £8.88 billion and exceeded the 2023/24 full year total of £8.15bn by £737m, or 9%. Cara Spinks, head of life and health, Broadstone, said: "IPT receipts for April 2025 have got the 2025/26 financial year off to a robust start, with levels already £33m higher than the same period last year.
Rosemount adds seven advisers to network

2 weeks ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

Aims to increase experience and expertise Mortgage, protection and financial planning network, Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), added seven new advisers to its network in the first quarter of the year.
Benenden Health records rise in member support

2 weeks ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

New policy platform to launch this year Healthcare provider, Benenden Health, has recorded a rise in the health and wellbeing support it offered to members in 2024.
Santé Group partners with Doctor Care Anywhere

2 weeks ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

Santé Group will offer DCA's virtual primary care services to its clients and members through the partnership. DCA works with insurers, healthcare providers and corporate customers to connect patients to a range of "digitally enabled" telehealth services on its proprietary platform. It provides 24/7 remote GP appointments, mental health support, physiotherapy and health checks.
Businesses feeling greater responsibility to look after employee health

3 weeks ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

This research comes at a time when the NHS waiting list has increased for the first time since August 2024. The list stood at 7.42 million in March 2025, compared to 7.4m in February which marked an increase of 18,751, although this represented a 1.56% decline year-on-year when the waiting list sat at 7.54m in March 2024. Simplyhealth surveyed 500 HR DMs in UK businesses and 2,000 UK employees about their workplace health and wellbeing and employer practice.
NHS waiting list hits 7.42 million in March 2025

3 weeks ago | covermagazine.co.uk | Jaskeet Briah

The waiting list in March is up from 7.4m in February which marks an increase of 18,751, although this represented a 1.56% decline year-on-year when the waiting list sat at 7.54m. The number of patients seen within the UK Government's target of 18 weeks was up to 59.8% from 59.2% in February, with the number of patients on the list in this timeframe increasing to 4.44m from 4.38m.