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‘Cynical’ £500k fraudster jailed after Aviva spots fake claim for brother’s death
A “cynical” fraudster has been jailed for three years after trying to claim more than half a million pounds in life insurance payouts covering his brother from several policies bought after his...
Read moreGovernment will ‘turbocharge’ private hospital use as taskforce appointed to cut NHS backlogs
The government is planning to “turbocharge” its use of private hospitals and healthcare to cut the NHS patient backlog which has hit more than seven million people. The Department of Health (DoH)...
Read moreHow is the cost of living crisis impacting healthcare all over the world? – Axa
The ongoing cost of living crisis has hit us in an unprecedented way, and the impact extends beyond just the UK – people and businesses are being affected worldwide. Just as we...
Read moreGrid calls on DWP to include workplace benefits in employer support service
Group Risk Development (Grid) has called on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to include services available through workplace health and risk benefits in its new Support for Employee Health and...
Read moreJennie Doyle joins Vitality as head of health insurance product marketing after decade at Health Shield
Jennie Doyle has joined Vitality as head of product marketing for health insurance after almost a decade with Health Shield. The cash plan provider has appointed Martin Dunne as Doyle's successor -...
Read moreWhy PMI has become a ‘have to have’ benefit for employers – analysis
At the start of the year, employers across the country may have hoped that 2022 would have offered some respite after two years wrestling with a pandemic which forced staff to turn...
Read moreWe hide behind ‘products need to be sold’ but a lot are bought – McCarthy
Protection Distributors Group chairman Neil McCarthy has sought to scupper the narrative that “protection products are sold not bought”. Speaking at the Protection Review conference, McCarthy told delegates the sector may like...
Read moreHealthcare providers positive about PMI market prospects – IHPN
The majority of independent healthcare providers are positive about the private medical insurance (PMI) market’s prospects for the coming year. Findings from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network’s (IHPN) Industry Barometer 2022 revealed...
Read moreWTW models impact of climate change on employee health and wellbeing
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has expanded its Health & Benefits Scout tool to include two new models focused on social determinants of health and climate risks in the US. Taken together, WTW...
Read moreBupa launches specialist prostate cancer centre
Bupa UK Insurance and Cromwell Hospital have launched a specialist centre for prostate cancer, with plans to further extend the network next year. Bupa health insurance customers worried about symptoms can get...
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