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Individual PMI Report: Membership hits 1.6 million but growth rate almost halves
Individual membership of private medical insurance (PMI) broke the 1.6 million figure in 2024 but continued growing at a much slower rate, according to data from providers for Health & Protection’s annual...
Read moreProtection M&A is raising concerns, but premiums have fallen and advisers see opportunity – analysis
If protection industry professionals thought 2025 would prove to be a quiet year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, they have been proven quite wrong. This summer saw Chesnara announce its agreement...
Read moreFamily business: ‘I get frustrated if anyone suggests her success is down to me’ – Paula Bertram-Lax and Izzy Bell
At the start of the month, Health & Protection brought readers news of mother and daughter Naomi and Heather Greatorex coming together to launch Heath Mortgage Solutions. Yesterday Health & Protection published...
Read moreFamily business: Trust, having each other’s backs, and ‘character building’ moments – Joanna and Bella Streames
At the start of the month, Health & Protection brought readers news of Naomi and Heather Greatorex coming together to launch Heath Mortgage Solutions. But the pair is not the only mother-daughter...
Read moreUK plc filling dental health gaps as soaring PMI premiums push voluntary benefits – analysis
Difficulties in securing NHS treatment mean UK plc continues to offer dental care options for employees despite rising costs. As health insurance premiums soar, companies are alive to the risks of not...
Read moreAviva launches online life insurance for Tesco shoppers
Aviva is selling its life insurance products through supermarket Tesco. The products are the first life insurance offering available through the Tesco Insurance website, which already includes car, home, pet and travel...
Read moreSpire Healthcare amends surgery ad after pricing complaint
Spire Healthcare has corrected an advert for a surgical procedure after a complaint that its listed pricing was misleading becoming the second hospital group to face the issue. The Advertising Standards Authority...
Read moreDrive to clinical direction and value-based care key factors of 27-year career – Wright
Through more than a quarter of a century Dr Doug Wright oversaw vast changes in the health insurance sector and he expects further significant evolutions in his absence. Wright (pictured), who revealed...
Read moreFreedom Health unveils add-on service including Skin Analytics and Reframe Cancer
Freedom Health Insurance is launching a range of health and wellbeing additional services including support from Reframe Cancer, Skin Analytics, along with wellness and discounts. The Freedom 360 service is launching from...
Read moreGrowing demand for digital services and flexible plans as IPMI chosen over local care – analysis
There are signs that older high net worth individuals (HNWs) are increasingly choosing to leave the UK and relocate abroad. When they do, these individuals need a robust international private medical insurance...
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