Cash plans

The year 2025 may be remembered as a turbulent year of two halves for the private medical insurance (PMI) market. Companies and individuals continue to see the attraction of taking out cover...

The winners of the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 were revealed at a magnificent gala ceremony at the Westminster Park Plaza. Watch the video highlights below of the night, including celebrity...

Simplyhealth has launched a digital-first workplace dental cash plan plan designed to give employees improved access to dental services. The Simply Dental plan offers five levels of cover, each with different limits...

Health cash plans have once again come out on top of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) general insurance (GI) value measures data. Furthermore, the market increased in by 50,000 members or 2.1%...

Benenden Health has added skin cancer detection service SkinVision to its products giving access to all its 870,000 membership. New members will be able to access the service from day one joining....

Around one in five Brits are 'pushing through' dental pain while at work, according to a survey of 3,000 individuals by Bupa. The insurer's survey found half (50%) of employees prioritised physical...

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is expecting to receive 4,000 fewer insurance complaints in the 2025-26 year than it originally budgeted for. However, the ombudsman is still planning to increase its compulsory...

Abigail Montrose hears how finding new ways to engage with young adults about cancer is essential if prevention and detection is to improve.   Cancer rates are rising sharply among young people....

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) did not increase the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) as part of her Budget 2025 announcement and the health and protection insurance industries were largely unaffected by...