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AMII e-learning training platform to go live in January
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) training and education platform is set to go live in January 2026. In May AMII revealed it was building an e-learning platform with support...
Read moreHalf of UK adults have less than £5,000 in emergency savings – The Exeter
Half of UK adults (47%) have less than £5,000 in emergency savings, according to research from The Exeter. The survey of 2,000 UK adults found one in ten (10%) had less than...
Read moreJust 12% of consumers first engaged an adviser to arrange protection – Royal London
Just 12% of consumers wanted to arrange protection insurance when they first engaged an adviser, according to research from Royal London. The study also found adviser expertise and insight were more highly...
Read moreMiami IPMI Roundtable: Latin America – Everything, everywhere, all at once
Diverse, dynamic and dramatic. These are probably the three best words to describe the Latin America international private medical insurance (IPMI) market – at least based on an initial introduction. Health &...
Read moreUnderwriteMe adds weight loss medication questions to protection platform
UnderwriteMe has added additional questions to its protection platform to reflect the growing use of weight loss treatments.. The firm revealed this followed collaboration with insurer partners and it will allow insurers...
Read moreAviva launches AI GP report summary tool for individual life underwriting
Aviva is launching an AI-powered summarisation tool aimed at speeding up the underwriting process for individual life insurance applications. The tool uses generative AI to analyse and summarise GP medical reports and...
Read moreHowden’s Thomas urges insurers to be clearer on medical inflation drivers
Insurers must be clearer on what is driving medical inflation and what they are doing to ease the burden on customers, Howden UK health and benefits CEO and global practice leader Glenn...
Read moreCignpost recruits former Vitality deputy CMO as chief clinical and innovation officer
Cignpost Group has appointed Dr Anushka Patchava as chief clinical and innovation officer. Dr Patchava (pictured) joins the firm’s senior leadership team and operational board to oversee clinical strategy and to support...
Read moreCircle Health Group hires chief operating officer
Circle Health Group has appointed Owen James as chief operating officer. James (pictured) joins from PortmanDentex where he has filled a number of roles over the past six years, including chief operating...
Read moreInsurers demand tighter provider benchmarking as cancer costs spiral
Insurers have emphasised that healthcare providers such as hospitals and clinics need to be properly held to account for the success of their cancer treatments as costs spiral. They highlighted the importance...
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