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Spire Healthcare’s board would recommend a proposed £1bn takeover if the private hospital operator’s second largest shareholder makes a firm offer. If Toscafund Asset Management, which owns 18% of the business, decides...

Consumer trust in private medical insurance (PMI) has remained broadly stable, wile claims satisfaction has continued its sustained upward trajectory, according to Fairer Finance's latest Trust in PMI Index. The Spring 2026...

Vitality has launched a children's mental health proposition aimed at giving children named as dependents on their parent’s health insurance plan access to prevention and early intervention support.  The insurer has expanded...

Rising costs connected to mental health treatment are a major concern for the international private medical insurance sector with online counselling sessions now hitting $200 per hour in some cases, Health &...

High net worth individuals moving abroad to escape the tax burden boosting the bottom line for governments across the globe is only likely to continue. But without proper guidance from wealth planners...

The growth potential of the Latin America international private medical insurance (IPMI) market is what excites World of America CEO Lourdes Peters. Speaking at Health & Protection’s Global Mobility and Health Summit...

Legal & General paid around £1.39bn across more than 26,000 retail protection and group protection claims in 2025. On average, L&G paid out £2.7m every day in retail protection claims, averaging 56...

Economic stability is now a key driver for expats to move to a new location. This is according to HR consultant and M&A adviser Katherine Watkins, who rounded off Health & Protection’s...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England fell to 7.10 million people in March 2026, down from 7.22 million in the previous month, according to official data.  It...

Asking questions in the right way is vital to reducing non-disclosure from people who are using or have used weight loss drugs. This is according to Adam Strange, life and health research...