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Maintaining consistency across regional markets is a key challenge for the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, according to Christopher Hughes, founder and managing director at Health Well Solutions.  “For me, one...

The insurance sector needs to do more to recognise the harmful effects of vaping in the underwriting processes. This is according to Nicola Draper, research consultant at Crystalise, who addressed delegates on...

Tighter European data legislation could threaten international health insurer business models, the industry has been warned. As a result, insurers face having to gain increased access to data provided by clients and...

Effective rehab can make a "huge" difference to patients, according to Dr Emer McGilloway, clinical lead for rehabilitation services at Cleveland Clinic. Speaking at Health & Protection's third annual IPMI Summit at...

There is going to be a much greater demand on insurers to provide better management information (MI) to employers and advisers in future. This is according to Joanne Buckle, principal and consulting...

While there is a desire among protection insurers to tackle preventative health and provide early intervention, Royal London's main focus has remained on providing financial peace of mind. This is according to...

Government is considering removing financial support from some people receiving personal independence payments (PIP). The proposal features in a green paper among plans targeted at cutting the cost of PIP which will...

Nurse-led health and wellbeing specialist RedArc has joined group risk industry body Grid. Christine Husbands, commercial director for RedArc, (pictured) said: ‘Needs change all the time, and we develop our proposition to...

Consumer Duty Fair Value requirements do not mean firms cannot operate different charges or make a profit. This is according to Graeme Reynolds, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) director of competition, who...

Simplyhealth is adding benefits company EyeMed UK's eyecare service to its Health Plan. The partnership will allow Simplyhealth Health Plan customers to book eye tests and exclusively access 20% discount on prescription...