Cash plans

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revised down its fee rate for advisers operating in the health and protection insurance markets for this financial year. However, the rate of £1.727 per £1,000...

The second Santé Group charity golf day raised more than £1,000 for Heart Research UK thanks to support from the health and protection sector. The event brought together more than 70 representatives...

Demand for dental plans and insurance coverage is growing significantly, especially with small business and group scheme customers, according to advisers. The comments come the same day that MPs released a damning...

NHS dentistry is facing a crisis of access, and a complete shake up is needed to prevent further decline in oral health, according to a House of Commons select committee report. “The...

Courtney Marsh, the former chief executive of Health Shield, has been appointed chief product, pricing and underwriting officer at BHSF. Marsh (pictured) has taken on the role following a stint as interim...

Start-up health and protection advice firm Alltoogether is imminently launching a fundraising round to begin its growth and expansion plans with an aim to more than double its current team. Founder Zak...

Medicash has reached half million policyholders after experiencing significant growth over the past few years. To mark the achievement the Liverpool-based company’s charitable arm, the Medicash Foundation, has launched a £2.1m project...

Fewer people being able to attend cancer screening appointments contributed to a fall in healthy lives across England during the second year of the pandemic. Latest data from the Office for National...

Medicash has appointed Charles Oddy to its board, subject to regulatory approval. Oddy (pictured) has also been appointed non-executive director of the health cash plan's subsidiary Health@Work. An actuary, investment and risk...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has endorsed calls for tax breaks or other support from government to support workplace healthcare after staff absence cost it £1.3m...