Economy

The number of people joining the ranks of people who are economically inactive due to long term sickness declined by almost 30,000 in the UK over May. Data from the Office for...

A 'perfect storm' has created extraordinary private medical insurance (PMI) rate increases for UK employers, with some facing rate increases of more than 50%, with an average increase of close to 20%,...

An economic system that is based on capitalism, coupled with an aging demographic, has helped to ensure that health costs in Hong Kong are among the highest in the world. Stephen Ho,...

Babylon Health is to delist from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as it moves ahead with its plans to merge with Swiss digital therapeutics firm MindMaze. The move coincides with the...

Across the globe, there has been an increase in international private medical insurance (IPMI) premiums for both individual and family health insurance premiums in more than 90% of the countries surveyed for...

If a new Labour government comes into power after the next election, insurance companies must not seek to replace the NHS, but rather only compliment it, according to Andy Harrop, general secretary...

The Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) collected by HM Treasury increased by around £100m to £1.8bn for the first two months of the tax year, according to consultancy OAC. The figure is a...

A dramatic reduction in the number of people working at the Probate Service has caused long delays in processing probates, according to Ministry of Justice figures obtained in a Freedom of Information...

A proposal requiring the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to explore financial inclusion issues to protect vulnerable consumers has successfully passed through the House of Lords.  The amendment to the Financial Services and...

Two of the biggest protection advice firms in the UK believe hybrid working is here to stay as it has become an essential route to recruiting and retaining talented people. Last week...