Economy

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the next Budget will take place on 6 March. Hunt made the announcement as he commissioned the Office for Budget Responsibility to prepare an economic and fiscal...

There has been a 50% decrease in the number of people buying new protection cover, according to research from LV=.  Findings from the Wealth and Wellbeing Research Programme, a survey of 4,000...

The benefits employers provide their people with can play a key role in tackling environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues ranging from increasing access to healthcare to preparing for environmental disasters. Three...

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is “keen to learn” about how group income protection (GIP) and wider workplace health support can be included in its occupational health (OH) measures. It...

The Conservative government is still considering if it will cut taxes or provide any other support for employers and employees who take out private medical insurance (PMI) or group risk policies through...

The global insurance industry has strengthened its resilience in a challenging environment, led largely by health insurance that has returned to positive growth, according to Swiss Re Institute.  But after a resilient...

Labour has pledged to abolish non-dom tax status, so as to invest an extra £1.1bn to cut NHS waiting lists and to help get people back to work. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves...

There is likely to be consolidation of insurers in the Hong Kong international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, according to Pacific Prime. And to stay competitive, traditional insurers need to evolve by...

More than two in five (45%) of those who recently helped plan a funeral say they were shocked and stressed when it came to the cost - with almost one in five...

Visitors to Qatar will have to pay fees as of today if they need to get medical treatment from the country’s public health system. Citizens and other residents continue to have free...