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Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) raised a further £69m for the Treasury in June 2024, according to latest HM Revenue & Customs tax receipts data. Following a record £8.1bn of IPT collections last...

Simplyhealth is adding a new skin health service provided by MySkinDoctor to its cash plan products. The service enables customers to access online dermatology support remotely via their smartphone or tablet, without...

Vitality saw a 45% increase in the proportion of members claiming between 2019 and 2023 according to its 2024 Health Claims Report released today.    Vitality said: “This increase in claims has significantly exceeded...

Liverpool-based health insurer and corporate health cash plans provider Medicash has reported a net increase of 105,000 new policyholders in 2023. The company's annual results also shows the period saw the business...

Bupa has revealed it is reviewing its fee model for consultants but private medical insurers across the market have declined to say how much they have changed fees for medical procedures. Health...

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...

The CEO of the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has challenged the new Labour government to ensure private healthcare firms can find a "way in" to provide their services to the NHS....

Chubb has appointed Peter Kelaher as division president for Continental Europe, Middle East and North Africa. In his new role, Kelaher will have executive operating responsibility for 24 countries across the area....

The Labour government has pledged to take action to get people back in employment following the impact of the pandemic, as part of measures announced in today's King Speech. Since the pandemic...

The new Labour government has pledged to cut NHS wait times, make the Mental Health Act fit for purpose and retrieve the Conservative's tobacco sale restrictions bill as part of the King's...