Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) receipts reached £6.65bn for the first eight months of 2024-25, taking it ahead of receipts from Tobacco Tax for the year so far. If that trend continues it...
Read moreMillions of Africans are falling deeper into poverty due to high health costs, according to The World Health Organization (WHO), which has urged countries across the continent to reduce the financial strains...
Read moreChloe Pullan, broker manager at Sovereign Insurance Services in Gibraltar speaks to Health & Protection about her career in international private medical insurance, making the shift from the UK to the Rock,...
Read moreAdvisers predict increasing demand for private medical insurance (PMI), income protection (IP) and life insurance in 2025, according to a survey by The Exeter. Income protection saw the most positive sentiment with...
Read moreMedicash has appointed Andrew Healy as CEO, who will succeed Sue Weir upon her retirement in March 2025 after 21 years at the company. Healy (pictured) has held CEO roles in a...
Read moreGovernment's expected failure to ensure everyone who needs to see a dentist can see one comes as no surprise, as more and more patients go private. Late last month a report from...
Read morePrivate medical insurance (PMI) claims are on course for another record year and may break the £5bn barrier in 2024, a rise of more than 11%, according to Healthcode. Data from Healthcode...
Read moreManulife Hong Kong is giving some eligible customers wider access to healthcare services in mainland China after concluding a deal with the New Frontier Group subsidiary Prosper Health and its medical network. ...
Read moreThe individual private medical insurance (PMI) market is growing exponentially. This is not just down to effective marketing of the product, but also to market forces, extensive press headlines and ongoing record...
Read moreMore than two million NHS diagnostic imaging tests were carried out in a single month for the first time, but the number of patients waiting has still increased, according to analysis by...
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