Life & Health

MetLife and Everest expand bereavement support to Ireland

MetLife and Everest expand bereavement support to Ireland

Legacy extends MetLife's Irish Group Life offering six months after the carrier entered the Irish market in January 2026

Mark Rosanes Jul 07, 2026
UK protection payouts reach £7.84bn as musculoskeletal claims lead income protection

UK protection payouts reach £7.84bn as musculoskeletal claims lead income protection

Life insurance led by value while a third of income protection claims came from musculoskeletal conditions

Freedom Health’s Hoosh Mires on building a data-led health insurer for a more demanding market

Freedom Health’s Hoosh Mires on building a data-led health insurer for a more demanding market

Freedom Health’s global COO is leading a transformation programme built around data architecture, real-time service delivery and selective automation, with a clear warning for insurance leaders: do not let the technology dictate the problem

Record health insurance demand sustains IPT near all-time high as fit note pilots launch

Record health insurance demand sustains IPT near all-time high as fit note pilots launch

NHS pressures keep health cover - and the tax it generates - elevated

Burnham wins Makerfield - and the PMI market has a problem

Burnham wins Makerfield - and the PMI market has a problem

For an insurance sector riding the biggest wave of private health demand in a generation, the timing is awkward

MA reform and new regulatory frameworks widen private credit universe for UK life insurers

MA reform and new regulatory frameworks widen private credit universe for UK life insurers

Asset quality remains the anchor - but the investable landscape is shifting materially

Marsh opens captive access to more multinationals amid benefits cost surge

Marsh opens captive access to more multinationals amid benefits cost surge

With global health costs rising 10.3% in 2026, the firm says traditional approaches are no longer enough

Football is the UK's top sports injury claim, and workers are paying for it

Football is the UK's top sports injury claim, and workers are paying for it

New MetLife data reveals a protection gap that leaves many financially exposed

PMI-funded admissions hit fourth record year as claims growth cools - Broadstone

PMI-funded admissions hit fourth record year as claims growth cools - Broadstone

A surge in the NHS diagnostic backlog suggests the structural pressures driving demand for private healthcare are far from resolved

IB TALK

Inside the rise of drone insurance

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Building diverse talent pipelines in insurance

How can insurance welcome - and retain - a new generation of talent?

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