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Private medical insurance (PMI) providers believe the market may be approaching the peak of its growth as increasing premiums and the rising cost-of-living may hamper consumer affordability. The statements were made as...

Gethin Nadin has chaired his first session of the policy liaison group (PLG) on workplace wellbeing in Westminster. Nadin (pictured), the chief innovation officer at Benefex, has previously held a similar role...

MSIG Asia (MSIG) is joining with Serenity Health Partners to launch a new product that bridges the gap between local health insurance products and international private medical insurance (IPMI) with a new...

HSBC Life UK is expanding its value added benefits (VABs) to include policyholders' partners. This includes spouses, civil partner, or co-habiting partners. Benefits include mental health services, unlimited 24/7 digital GP, second...

Premier Choice Healthcare (PCH) has promoted Alex Tate to sales director and appointed Advo head of employee benefits, Lucy Irvine, as project director as PCH integrates the company into the wider group....

Bupa has appointed Kate Williams as acting managing director of health insurance for Australia. Williams, currently director of domestic retail portfolio health insurance, is succeeding Chris Carroll in the role on an...

Best Doctors Insurance has appointed Sheldon Kenton (pictured) as CEO. Kenton's most recent role was as group CEO of Global Benefits Group (GBG) which he stepped down from in May. At the...

One year after the introduction of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty, the complexity of financial documents including for private medical insurance (PMI) has barely improved. And PMI itself has shown...

Johnny Timpson has called on government to do more to encourage employers to rollout adequate income protection (IP) provision and improve access for the self employed. Timpson's comments came as a report...

The creditors of DeadHappy have approved proposals put forward by the collapsed insurer's administrator Evelyn Partners. On 4 September administrators filled a notice of approval of administrator's proposals with Companies House. Administrator's...