Bupa is rebating £125m to its UK health insurance customers following the temporary disruption to some medical treatments last year as are result of the pandemic. The rebate equates to roughly one...
Read moreAlmost 900 dependants received pay-outs following Covid-related deaths of workers covered by group life in the period to the end of 2020, says Group Risk Development. Pay outs to this group of...
Read moreThe “health of the nation” has been the focus of the last twelve months of everyone’s lives. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel with the commendable vaccination programme...
Read moreIndividual income protection provider Cirencester Friendly has paid 94 per cent of claims in 2020, 15 per cent of which were for Covid-related conditions. The pay-out rate means the provider has maintained its 10-year...
Read moreLately, it seems we’ve all heard tales of cancer patients not seeking help due to a fear of contracting Covid-19. And the situation isn’t much easier for healthcare providers, who are being...
Read moreCigna Europe has announced a five-year strategic overhaul to its healthcare plans that will increase the focus on personal lifestyle support as well as covering medical treatments. The insurer says the strategic...
Read moreAlleged delayed or missed diagnosis was the reason for the majority of complaints against GPs, with almost all doctors facing a complaint in their career. Figures from the Medical Defence Union (MDU)...
Read moreHowden is launching a specialist 'Long Covid' support service to help employers assist the rising number of workers experiencing symptoms of the disease after their initial recovery. Howden is partnering with RedArc,...
Read moreSanté Group, the acquisitive wellbeing and health insurance group based in Lancashire has set out a target of grow its turnover to £10m by 2025 from £1.5m today. The Santé Group, which...
Read moreLV= paid out £6.5m in Covid related claims in 2020. This figure contributed to the insurer paying out a record £118m in individual protection claims over the past year. LV= said it...
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