Covid-19

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has backed a medical insurer and rejected a customer’s complaint after her treatment was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It published the case as a follow-up...

Complaints about private medical and dental cover, and income protection insurance (IP) rose sharply in the last financial year, according to data from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The service received 1,476...

Wellbeing services provider Health Shield has added a series of risk assessment questionnaires to its recently launched occupational health (OH) platform. The three new questionnaires include the following: Working from home -...

The chief executive of Cigna Europe has praised healthcare professionals for their work in improving public perceptions around Covid vaccines. The comments follow new research from the health insurer which shows adults...

Cash plans have really come into their own during the pandemic due to their flexibility and cost effectiveness and while claims fell away initially in the first lockdown, a recovery currently appears...

“Inconsistent and unfair” dentistry provision in the UK requires a “radical reform” as many people report being unable to find an NHS dentist, face years-long waits or cannot afford treatment fees. Last...

Royal London has become the latest insurer to remove underwriting restrictions put in place last year due to the pandemic. The mutual insurer announced this morning that it would continue to ease...

Designating long Covid an occupational disease could make it easier for workers to pursue successful personal injury claims, with healthcare firms potentially at greater risk, lawyers have warned. The warning follows reports...

Four in 10 workers say they want access to onsite mental health facilities, according to findings from a survey by MoreySmith. The office designers commissioned a survey of 1,017 UK adults in...

A lawyer is warning employers to focus on what reasonable adjustments they can make for returning workers with long Covid as people are likely to be protected under disability discrimination law. Philip...