Advisers are largely positive about the current and short-term state of the individual private medical insurance (PMI) market. However, Health & Protection’s individual PMI adviser research found sentiment had slipped slightly from...
Read moreIn this fourth instalment of our mini-series revealing the former lives of professionals operating across the protection and health sectors, Joe Riley, protection specialist at Sports Financial Services (pictured left and with...
Read moreBupa Global’s managing director Anthony Cabrelli is to retire. This is one of several senior moves at the health insurer, which sees Siobhan Moynihan replace Cabrelli while Mark Allan is to leave...
Read moreHealth & Protection’s individual PMI adviser research recognised two insurers as doing the best to limit premium inflation. The exclusive research of more than 150 advisers operating in the UK individual private...
Read moreCompulsory private medical insurance would be a “hard sell”, according to political strategist Alastair Campbell. Auto enrolment for pensions was first introduced in the Pensions Act 2008 by the then Labour government....
Read moreA third of customers who talk about protection fail to follow through on taking out a policy, according to Emma Morris, engagement manager at NMG Consulting (pictured), Morris warned the sector should not...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) work to improve consumer understanding of insurance is to be welcomed, but there are no quick fixes to the problem. This is according to advisers Health &...
Read moreThe vanguard phase of the Keep Britain Working review is moving at a “strong” pace, with group income protection, private medical insurance and vocational rehabilitation being discussed ahead of the release of...
Read moreThe board of Spire Healthcare has agreed to sell the hospital and clinic operator to a trio of investment funds for more than £1bn. The consortium is led by Toscafund and comprises...
Read moreBritish Friendly, Legal & General and The Exeter have spoken candidly about how they overhauled their claims service in the aftermath of the pandemic. The trio of protection providers made significant changes...
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