news

NFP has acquired independent private medical insurance intermediary Get Medical Plans Ltd for an undisclosed sum. NFP is an international middle market property and casualty broker, benefits consultant, wealth manager, HR services...

Just two weeks after his operation for colon cancer, Phil Jeynes, director of corporate strategy at Reassured, has got the all clear, and returns to work today.  But without private medical insurance...

It is only through working in partnership to use full the capacity of the healthcare sector - including private healthcare providers - that the NHS can properly tackle the myriad challenges it...

LifeSearch has joined forces with car insurance broker 1st Central in a collaborative ‘test and learn’ partnership to explore new ways of introducing life insurance protection to 1st Central’s customers. Running initially...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will be introducing mandatory insurance at the start of 2025.  Earlier this week the UAE cabinet approved the establishment of a health insurance...

Simplyhealth is offering customers of its Health Plan a 12% discount on 10 Randox Health home testing kits, which can detect common lifestyle related conditions including high cholesterol, vitamin deficiencies or diabetes....

More work needs to be done to improve the join between the independent sector and the NHS when it comes to referring patients with cancer. This is according to private sector professionals...

Health insurance provider Equipsme has launched an elder care support service, to help members in the ‘sandwich generation’ look after their parents and older relatives, while also looking after their own children.  Equipsme...

LV= reported a slight increase in protection sales in 2023 with regular new business premiums up 2% to £43m, from £42m the previous year. It said these sales generated £14m of trading...

Week 8 on The Apprentice saw the teams tasked with designing an advertising campaign for an electric vehicle. Protection adviser Raj Chohan's team took on a camper van, with Dr Paul Midha...