Appointments / Industry

Perci Health has appointed Dr Matt Brown, consultant in pain medicine at The Royal Marsden, as medical director ahead of further service extensions. The virtual cancer clinic revealed that under Dr Brown’s...

Axa Global Healthcare has increased a number of benefit limits, co-pay and refund options to its international private medical insurance (IPMI) plans for individuals and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The insurer...

MetLife UK has appointed Matt Foster as head of propositions. Foster (pictured) has held the role on an interim basis for the last six months. A former proposition lead for healthcare at...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the Budget will take place on Wednesday 26 November, with NHS and healthcare set to be a key priority. Amid speculation that the chancellor will need to...

Healthcare costs are a key concern for employers operating across Malaysia, with some firms seeing 5-10% annual benefits increases. This according to Aon’s 2025 Malaysia Employee Benefits and Wellbeing Report which surveyed...

Single life policies can work out better for individuals in couples in more ways than one, according to Alan Lakey, director at CIExpert. Lakey (pictured) spoke to Health & Protection as CIExpert...

The UK's private medical insurance (PMI) sector is already highly regulated - meaning it 'does not do things on its own,' while greater regulation of the sector would not be welcomed by...

Private medical insurance (PMI) funded hospital admissions returned to record levels in the first quarter of 2025 - with 730 more admissions than the same period in 2024. However, overall private hospital...

A Green Party peer is calling for greater regulation of UK private medical insurance (PMI) after raising several concerns about the sector in Parliament, Health & Protection can exclusively reveal. Baroness Natalie...

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has released the fourth instalment of its 7 Claims Stories series, with this one aimed at improving understanding of income protection (IP) calculations. Demystifying income protection...