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PMI surges and self-pay dips as private admissions set for record high
The private healthcare sector is on course for a record high in the number of patients being admitted with private medical insurance (PMI) use taking off. Insured patient admissions were up by...
Read moreHow advisers are walking the walk when supporting staff wellbeing – analysis
Advisers have not had it easy these past few years. The pandemic combined with a cost of living crisis and Consumer Duty compliance has meant they are working in perhaps more pressurised...
Read moreMeeting the challenge of longer purchasing times and GP report delays amid a shortage of underwriters – analysis
There is no doubt that protection underwriting processes remain under strain since the pandemic and this can have a knock-on effect breaking trust between advisers and clients. Long waits for GP reports...
Read moreMovember: ‘Having PMI and IP meant I got PTSD support very quickly’ – LV=’s Davison
As men's health awareness month draws to an end, LV= head of distribution quality Adam Davison, speaks to Health & Protection about his experience since being diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder,...
Read moreMovember: ‘With my prostate cancer symptoms I knew enough to not mess around’ – Reed
As men's health awareness month Movember comes to a close, Equipsme founder and managing director Matthew Reed speaks to Health & Protection about being tested for prostate cancer, securing an appointment quickly...
Read moreGuidance against service level and supplier agreements not anti-competitive – Grid
Guidance issued to group risk insurers to not include third party service level and supplier agreements in contracts with employers should not be considered anti-competitive, Group Risk Development (Grid) has said. The...
Read moreLegal & General appoints Shattock MD for UK protection as Griffiths retires
Legal & General has appointed James Shattock as its next managing director for UK protection, while Pippa Keefe has succeeded him as commercial director. The appointments follow current managing director of UK...
Read moreTimpson wants mandatory training on economic abuse as CII creates guidance
Insurance professionals should be given mandatory training on economic abuse, according to Johnny Timpson. Timpson (pictured) spoke to Health & Protection following the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) revealing this morning that it...
Read moreAutumn Statement: Government ‘continuing to explore’ case for PMI and group risk tax cuts
The Conservative government is still considering if it will cut taxes or provide any other support for employers and employees who take out private medical insurance (PMI) or group risk policies through...
Read moreHealth & Protection Individual Protection Report: In-force members steady as sales up
More than 9.3 million individual protection policies were in force at the end of 2022, the latest Health & Protection Individual and Business Protection Report has found. The figures cover 10 major...
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