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Patients could cut 15 weeks off wait times by exercising right to choose provider
Patients in England could cut months off their wait for care by acting on their right to choose a different provider for their NHS treatment. A joint report from the Independent Healthcare...
Read moreFCA reveals 14 firms with 50,000 customers not authorised as funeral providers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a list of 14 firms covering more than 50,000 people who will not be authorised as funeral providers from 29 July. From that date only...
Read morePMI and pay rises the most desired employee benefits – Canada Life
Private medical cover ranks as the second most popular workplace benefit with only higher pay ahead of it, according to research from Canada Life. The research conducted by Opinium among 2,000 UK...
Read morePrivate healthcare activity hits pre-pandemic levels as self-pay demand soars
Private healthcare market activity has returned to pre-pandemic levels amid a surge in demand for self pay treatment. Data from the Private Health Information Network (PHIN) showed there were 198,000 private patient...
Read moreZurich and GIG Gulf extend Middle East health insurance partnership
Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions (ZGEBS) and GIG Gulf have extended their partnership to offer life and medical solutions across the Middle East. To support its customers in the Middle East, ZGEBS...
Read moreTalent shortfall and Covid fallout drive unprecedented demand for group risk benefits – analysis
The combined impact of the pandemic and an intensifying war for talent has meant demand for group risk benefits from employers has never been so high. While advisers do not think mandatory...
Read moreGIP has power to unlock economically inactive but employers remain confused – CBI
Group income protection (GIP) solutions have the potential of unlocking the economically inactive who have left the labour market, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) believes. However the trade body warned that...
Read moreWBN adds trio of members in Europe
The Worldwide Broker Network has added Risk Solution Broker (RSB) and Fortius Inter Partes in Croatia and Söderberg & Partners in the Netherlands have joined as members. RSB is an insurance broker...
Read moreCII focuses on member standards and pilots qualification changes
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has pledged to put greater emphasis on members’ professional standards and pilot changes to how assessments and qualifications are delivered. It will also launch an interactive professional...
Read morePDG updates claims charter approved insurers after standards slip in pandemic
The Protection Distributors Group (PDG) has revealed the latest list of insurers that meet its best practice claims criteria to become its claims charter signatories. The move follows a review of practices...
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