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National Friendly has secured €15m in Tier 2 capital financing - equivalent to around £13m at current exchange rates. The mutual said the funds, with a 10-year maturity and sourced from a...

Reframe Cancer has appointed Denise Wond as marketing director. Wond (pictured) will head up the firm's marketing function and report directly to CEO Mark Stephenson. Most recently she ran her own business...

LifeSearch has reached a referrals agreement with All in Place, an online software and services platform for the accountancy sector. The agreement will enable accountancy firms to offer their SME clients access...

  Employers are anxiously awaiting a Budget which could increase cost pressures on UK plc even further. They have been grappling with hikes to employer national insurance contributions and premiums are on...

WPA is launching a skin support pathway in partnership with MySkinDoctor.   The digital service gives customers access to consultant dermatologists, delivering diagnosis and treatment plans within three working days — without the...

Life in the North American international private medical insurance (IPMI) market is rarely dull at the best of times, but the last year has seen a major shake-up. The arrival of a...

Data transparency, longer-term contracts and sharing responsibility are the keys to easing premium inflation and controlling costs, Abigail Montrose hears   Premium inflation and cost management are the biggest concerns and greatest...

Members using weight loss pathway and medications are losing 9.3% of their body weight within the first three-months, according to Vitality. Earlier this year, it became the first health insurer to introduce...

Bupa is rolling out its weight management plan including access to weight loss medication to health insurance customers. The plan provides clinical and lifestyle support, including GP consultations, tailored health programmes and...

There is a wide disparity in the distance patients have to travel to access private healthcare across the UK, with patients in Northern Ireland travelling the furthest and those in London the...