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PMI market remains ‘buoyant’ and expected to keep growing – Axa Health and Aviva
Private medical insurance (PMI) sales remain strong and are expected to continue growing despite inflation hitting consumers across the country, according to Axa Health and Aviva. Kelly Morris, head of client retention...
Read morePMI cancer care should focus on prevention due to poor UK outcomes – Wishart
Private medical insurance (PMI) should be focusing cancer care on prevention, screening and diagnosis, and greater access to whole workforces, according to Check4Cancer. Professor Gordon Wishart, founder and chief medical officer of...
Read moreZurich UK offering all staff neurodiversity assessment
Zurich UK is offering all employees assessments for neurodiversity as part of its private healthcare package from 2025. It was announced alongside research showing the significant discrimination and prejudice those with neurodiversity...
Read moreAviva protection and health sales slide
Aviva saw a drop in new business completions in both its protection and health insurance operations in the first nine months of 2024. However, the insurer has contrasting projections for the sectors...
Read moreHowell takes over as Openwork CEO following Houghton’s exit
The Openwork Partnership has confirmed Richard Houghton has stepped down as CEO, with executive chairman Philip Howell taking over as interim CEO. Duncan Crocker will take on the role of chairman while...
Read moreStreeting unveils sweeping NHS performance review and defends Budget tax rises as ‘healthy businesses depend on healthy workforces’
Health secretary Wes Streeting has promised a sweeping performance review of the NHS with a league table for trusts that he says will help patients to choose where they want their treatment....
Read moreLV= CEO David Hynam named global top LGBTQ+ role model
David Hynam, CEO of LV= has been named the top Outstanding Executives Role Model in the world by public participation charity Involve UK for his advocacy and support for the LGBTQ+ community. ...
Read moreCigna denies speculation of a Humana deal
Cigna Healthcare has announced that it is not looking to acquire rival US health insurer Humana, the possibility of which had been widely reported last month. A release from Cigna stated: “In light...
Read moreIntroducing… Luke Nugent, Nugent Santé
Luke Nugent, independent insurance consultant at Nugent Santé (pictured centre), speaks to Health & Protection about eschewing university for working with his dad, Paul, starting out cold calling during the pandemic, his...
Read moreBusinesses should resist scaling back on healthcare as unemployment rises – Broadstone
Businesses should resist scaling back on healthcare strategies according to Broadstone, even as the unemployment rate increases. ONS labour market data out today shows that the UK unemployment rate for people aged...
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