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FCA warns protection insurers to support customers with arrears and eyes expanding Covid guidance to cover financial difficulty
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned protection insurers may see more policies lapsing or being cancelled through the cost of living crisis and that they should monitor these numbers, understand the...
Read morePrivate patient data to be shared with NHS for monitoring care quality
Private hospitals and clincs should routinely share information with the NHS to improve patient outcomes and care quality, a report from the Acute Data Alignment Programme (ADAPT) has recommended. The programme is...
Read morePrivate healthcare not ‘efficient’ or ‘sustainable’ way to manage NHS wait times
The private healthcare sector is a useful way of dealing with NHS backlogs but may not be an "efficient" or "sustainable" way of managing wait times and highlights a lack of investment...
Read moreAusterity drove dentists private but GPs unlikely to follow – Laing
Austerity policies and cutting NHS fees drove dentists to taking on much more private work but GPs are unlikely to follow this path, according to Laing Buisson director William Laing. Speaking at...
Read moreYuLife partners with Bupa to offer dental insurance for employees
YuLife is to offer its members the option of purchasing group dental insurance cover through a partnership with Bupa. The move follows feedback from in-app surveys among YuLife members which revealed dental...
Read moreFCA reviewing funding classes and compensation limits of FSCS
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will review the way the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is funded by the industry and the level of protection it offers. The FCA ruled out the...
Read moreHealix expands with healthcare trust growth
Healix Health Services is expanding its operation and creating 50 new jobs with the opening of an office in Bristol. The firm said the expansion of its front-line operations team reflected record...
Read moreBenenden Health joins AMII after adviser market entry
Benenden Health has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member after opening to the adviser market in October. The York-based health insurance provider told Health &...
Read moreLondon & Country adds Aviva, Guardian and LV= as preferred CI providers
London & Country has appointed Aviva, Guardian and LV= as preferred critical illness (CI) providers for its protection advice process. The trio join existing preferred providers Legal & General and Scottish Widows....
Read moreDHSC calls for evidence to help demystify genetic testing and insurance code
The government is launching a call for evidence to look into how its code on genetic testing and insurance can better define predictive and diagnostic genetic tests as well as outline a...
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