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FOS, CII and Mercer to speak at Health Summit
There is just one month until the first Health & Protection Health Summit kicks off with further high-profile speakers confirmed to the packed schedule. The exclusive two-day event for advisers and intermediaries...
Read moreBest Health Insurance Adviser profile Paul Bridges: ‘Advisers have a role in supporting businesses and doing the best for employees’
Continuing our series of profiles with Health & Protection Awards 2022 winners, Towergate Health & Protection principal health and wellbeing consultant Paul Bridges explains how employers are taking a wider look at...
Read morePMI take-up doubles in a year as more than one in five pay for cover
The share of UK adults using private medical insurance (PMI) has nearly doubled in the past year as waits for NHS treatment remain at record levels. Almost one in four adults are...
Read moreNHS waiting list remains at 7.2m as IFS warns about year of stagnation
The number of patients waiting for treatment through NHS England remained at 7.2 million at the end of December, according to latest data. The figure was published a day after the Institute...
Read moreFCA warns firms not to engage in ‘sludge’ practices obstructing complaints
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned firms not to engage in so called "sludge" practices such as discouraging customers from taking actions such as switching provider or in designing overly long-winded...
Read moreSimplyhealth appoints Tina Kennedy as consumer product director
Simplyhealth is appointing Tina Kennedy to the newly created role of product director of its consumer businesses. Kennedy (pictured) will have full accountability for the profit and loss of the consumer business...
Read moreWhy PMI cover is moving from luxury to necessity amid record NHS waits – analysis
The NHS is in crisis. A once in a lifetime pandemic has contributed to already vast wait times in England while the breakdown of services and a cost of living crisis has...
Read moreFocus on decision making comms as Consumer Duty rules ‘really bite’ there – FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told firms to pay particularly close attention to existing and new communications which customers rely on to make purchasing decisions as this is where its rules...
Read moreSimplyhealth launches referrals to private scanning with discounted fees
Simplyhealth is launching a rapid scanning referral service for its customers under a partnership with Scan.com, which will see its customers receive better rates. Customers will be able to search for MRI,...
Read moreAMII adds National Friendly and welcomes back Health Shield
National Friendly has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) while Health Shield has re-joined as a corporate member. Health Shield commercial director Paul Shires said he was delighted the...
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