Cash plans

Workplace health is increasingly moving ahead of claims by embracing preventative healthcare, hears Owain Thomas.   Rising premiums are the main driver to employer interest in preventative health services but there are...

Insurers have a crucial role in helping HR justify health and wellbeing benefits spend, Graham Simons hears.   Health and wellbeing benefits are no longer a nice to have for UK plc...

Adding dependants to group PMI schemes is contributing to a spike in claims, usage and premiums creating a generational divide across UK plc, Graham Simons hears.   Employers are increasingly adding coverage...

Simplyhealth is creating two managing director roles to lead its Healthplan and Denplan businesses following chief customer officer (CCO) Claudia’s Nicholls-Magielsen's departure. Nicholls-Magielsen (pictured) left Simplyhealth at the end of last year...

Artificial intelligence (AI) will reshape white-collar work whether companies are ready or not. In most industries, the conversation stops at automation and efficiency. In insurance, the question is more consequential: will AI...

Employee benefits and insurance service provider Personal Group is launching a group cash plan range which will feature DocHQ’s remote physiotherapy service. The range will be launched as a new product rather...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026 has launched and is now open for adviser entries, including a new category for business protection advice. Health & Protection would also like to thank...

General insurance (GI) distributors, which include most health and protection advisers, will see their Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) fees fall to a total £900,000 in the 2026-27 financial year. This is...

Verlingue has bought Cambridge-based employee benefits and financial planning firm EBCam as the first step on its ambition to double the size of its employee benefits business by 2028. The multinational firm...

Cash plans are typically seen as good products for helping people to maintain their everyday health needs throughout the year. However, they can come into their own at specific times of life,...