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Spire Healthcare has agreed a £1bn bid from Ramsay Health Care to acquire the business and create a combined operator of more than 80 private hospitals and clinics across the UK. Ramsay...

Cirencester Friendly increased membership to 43,000 and premium income by 7.5%, according to its 2020 annual report and accounts. The report, published today, reveals the mutual insurer saw premium income rise from...

Financial experts in the media rival advisers, brokers and banks as a source of information for making financial decisions, a survey has found. The research also revealed that almost two-thirds (64%) of...

The chief executive of Cigna Europe has praised healthcare professionals for their work in improving public perceptions around Covid vaccines. The comments follow new research from the health insurer which shows adults...

Financial Technology Research Centre (FTRC) has launched an information hub aimed at providing advisers with detail on what they need to know about technology available to them to better run their businesses....

Vitality has called for health and wellbeing requirements to be prioritised at board level as new research indicates increased homeworking is leading to an 'ergonomic timebomb' risking increased back and shoulder injuries...

Nugent Santé has promoted two senior members to its board of directors and said it expects the wider group to treble its headcount within five years. Rob Rigby has been promoted from...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated a London-based private nursing services provider as inadequate and placed it in special measures. The regulator revealed that following an inspection in March Harley Street...

Unum has revealed that 95.1% of employees who used its claims and rehabilitation service remained in work or were able to return to work afterwards. The provider reported 1,711 referrals to its...

Simplyhealth has launched an app which enables customers to claim money back on their plan more easily. Customers can claim through the SimplyPlan app by uploading an image of an itemised receipt...