Compliance & Regulation
Millions working with ‘work-limiting’ health condition – Health Foundation
Around 3.7 million people are working with a 'work limiting' health condition restricting the type or amount of work they can do. This is according to analysis from the Health Foundation which...
Read moreBenefits claimants to face mandatory work experience placements
Benefits claimants who fail to find a job for more than 18 months will be expected to take on work experience placements under government plans set for late next year, according to...
Read moreABI calls for Universal Credit overhaul to avoid punishing IP holders
Income protection policy holders who need to claim Universal Credit (UC) should not be penalised for buying such a policy. This is according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI) who are...
Read moreProtection and health insurance boosted UK economy by £6.1bn – ABI
Research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) shows health and protection insurers produced the equivalent of £6.1bn in benefits for the UK in 2021. The Futureproofing Workplace Health research, commissioned by...
Read moreInsurers grappling with moratorium on genetic tests for cancer- Bupa
Private medical insurers (PMI) face a significant issue in not being able to ask customers whether they have had a genetic test for cancer. This is according to Dr Tim Woodman, medical...
Read moreAMII tenders for new compliance consultant as Bjelobaba exits role
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is tendering for a new compliance consultant. The move was announced at AMII's 2023 Summit in London yesterday where executive chairman Dave Middleton told...
Read moreAtkins succeeds Barclay as health secretary as half of DHSC ministers leave
Victoria Atkins has been appointed health and social care secretary as part of a major overhaul at the Deparment for Health and Social Care with three of six ministers departing so far....
Read moreProtection and health advisers set for second year with no FSCS levy
Advisers operating in the protection and health insurance sector are set for a second consecutive year with no additional levy for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). In its latest update the...
Read moreABI renews call for PMI tax breaks as number insured hits 5.8 million
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has renewed its call for a cut in Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on health insurance as the number of people covered by health insurance hits 5.8...
Read moreIndependent sector diagnostics investment saves NHS estimated £110m – Barclay
The independent sector's investment in community diagnostics centres (CDCs) has saved the NHS's capital budget an estimated £110m. This is according to health secretary Steve Barclay (pictured), who told the Independent Healthcare...
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