Covid-19

While the number of people economically inactive due to long-term sickness has dropped to 2.81 million people, the latest figures show the number remains at historically high levels. Office for National Statistics...

Foster Denovo’s Secondsight employee benefits consulting arm has become a corporate member of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). Its membership follows the acquisition of Punter Southall’s corporate advice arm...

The Santé Group is partnering with Vanquish Business Services to deliver a wider range of services and support to the clientele of both companies and their strategic partners. While Santé Group offers...

There is a life expectancy gap of up to 10 years between some areas of England, according to Office of National Statistics (ONS) data on life expectancy in England, Northern Ireland and...

Life expectancy in the UK has declined for both men and women, with the latest estimates equal to the same levels of more than a decade ago, according to the latest data...

Restoring access to NHS services will take almost a decade while accessing treatment more quickly is the biggest driver for Brits accessing private healthcare, according to a report from the Institute for...

Burnout caused by global perma-crisis is viewed as a major medical risk for organisations in the year ahead, according to a report from medical and security services firm International SOS.  Its annual Risk...

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...

Mortality levels in the UK remain above pre-pandemic levels, with more than 33,000 excess deaths for the first three quarters of 2023, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).  The CMI, which...

Bulgaria reported the highest excess mortality rate over the pandemic among 24 international territories analysed by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI). The CMI's analysis which investigated mortality from the start of the...