Cash plans

The Health & Protection Health Summit is all set to kick off next week with the final list of speakers confirmed for the packed agenda. The exclusive two-day event for advisers and...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to change the way it processes complaints to encourage firms to solve complaints faster. The regulator has suggested adding a new category within its biannual...

Bupa suffered a £427m loss in 2022, reversing a £423m profit in 2021, driven by a £646m write-down in its UK dental operation as it struggled with workforce recruitment and retention and...

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called on chancellor Jeremy Hunt to offer tax relief or other financial support for employers supporting their employees' health. CBI director-general Tony Danker (pictured) made...

Voting for the Health & Protection Awards 2023 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding in their respective sectors during...

Millions of people in the UK have felt forced to go private to fund some of all of their treatment due to waits for NHS treatment, according to an Office for National...

Medicash has reported a 35% increase in policyholders in a single year - marking what the cash plan provider says is its most successful year in its 150 year history. The firm...

The great resignation during the pandemic intensifying the war for talent, record NHS wait times and an ongoing cost of living crisis mean advisers are predicting insatiable employer cash plan demand is...

Sneh Khemka has stepped down from his position as CEO of Simplyhealth after two years at the insurer for family reasons. Khemka told Health & Protection: “I had a fantastic couple of...

Santé Partners, part of the Santé Group, has acquired the assets of comparison website Healthplan.co.uk out of receivership for an undisclosed sum. In a statement announcing the purchase, Santé noted that late...