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Year-long waits for NHS ops could become the ‘norm’, health bosses warn
Patients can expect to wait for more than 12 months to receive routine NHS procedures ‘for some years’, health bosses have warned. Waiting more than a year for treatment will become ‘normal’...
Read moreNumber of first-time PMI buyers doubles for first time since start of pandemic
The number of people buying private health insurance for the first time has doubled since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, sales figures suggest. UK protection comparison site ActiveQuote said that sales...
Read moreAXA UK invests £800,000 to set up ‘data academy’ for employees
AXA UK is investing over £800,000 in a data academy in a move designed to upskill its workforce, support decision-making and enhance customer outcomes. The financial services giant said that this is...
Read moreUnprecedented uptick in virtual GP registrations as family members boost numbers
Employee benefits provider Unum has said that increased interest from family members is one reason behind a major rise in the number of registrations for its health and wellbeing and remote GP...
Read morePacific Prime becomes third largest employee benefits broker in Singapore with CXA acquisition
Pacific Prime, the global insurance broker based in Singapore, has acquired the Hong Kong and Singapore brokerage arms of CXA Group, an insurtech company that has exited the sector to focus on...
Read moreMajor hospital groups sign key partnership deal in Middle East
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the largest hospital network in the UAE, has signed a major deal with King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed...
Read morePandemic raises interest in getting protection through the workplace, nationwide poll finds
The pandemic has prompted more workers to think about getting access to protection insurance through work, as many are concerned about the costs of buying cover themselves. A nationwide study shows that...
Read moreEurope’s oldest-living person ‘survives Covid’
Europe's oldest person has survived Covid-19, just days before her 117th birthday. Lucile Randon, a French nun who took the name of Sister Andre in 1944, tested positive for coronavirus on 16...
Read moreMAXIS GBN strikes global musculoskeletal deal
MAXIS Global Benefits Network (MAXIS GBN) has partnered with California-based healthtech firm SimpleTherapy to help multinationals tackle the issue of musculoskeletal conditions, either in the workplace or while working from home. Founded...
Read moreHealthHero launches Covid-19 testing proposition
HealthHero – the digital/virtual healthcare provider that was previously Medical Solutions – has partnered with a not-for-profit Covid-19 testing provider to offer RT-PCR tests and antibody tests at a reduced price. Testing...
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