Cash plans

The number of people receiving treatment through private medical insurance (PMI) dipped in the second quarter of this year and appears to have plateaued notably below pre-pandemic levels. According to latest figures...

PIB Group is adding the employee benefits division of Creative Benefit Solutions to its business. The division and client book of business transferred into the PIB Employee Benefits brand from 1 December...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published value measures data for general insurance products including healthcare cash plans, mortgage payment protection insurance, and dental insurance. According to the figures, cash plans and...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering freezing minimum and flat fees for the next financial year as it acknowledged the high inflation environment facing financial firms. Beginning consulting for its 2023/24...

The government has announced contract changes for NHS dentists which it claims will incentivise practices to take on high need patients who require treatment the most. However, dentists said the changes were...

There were more than 1.8 million work-related ill health cases in 2021/22, with 30.8 million working days lost in 2021/22, according to the Health and Safety Executive. The data showed the top...

Simplyhealth will prioritise B-Corp certified companies and other organisations with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) values when handing out contracts. And CEO Sneh Khemka urged the rest of the healthcare and...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has emphasised the importance of changing culture within financial services firms to meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) incoming Consumer Duty. The representative body for financial advisers...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has set a minimum target for the number of its members signed up to various diversity at work initiatives. The move is part of a multi-year...

Sickness absences and the cost of workplace benefits both rose at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the last financial year – however overall employee costs dropped by £16m. Sickness absence was...