Cash plans

Having been seen by many as a major "success story of the pandemic", employers are increasingly turning to cash plans to stave off the Great Resignation. As a potent recruitment and retention...

Britons will suffer their biggest fall in living standards on record during the next 12 months, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has predicted. And the agency warned that living standards may...

The National Insurance Contribution (NIC) lower threshold will be increased by £3,000 in July to bring it into line with the Income Tax personal allowance lower limit. However, the move has been...

UK inflation hit a 30-year high of 6.2% in February as measured by the consumer prices index (CPI), up from 5.5% in the previous month. Insurers have warned that the duration of...

Four in 10 insurance businesses across the global have reassessed their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals due to social trends such as the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements. This is...

Health Shield Friendly Society has appointed experienced HR consultant Jacqui Carr, as its new chief executive. The cash plan provider revealed Carr has played a key role in reengineering the firm's approach...

Medicash sold more than 122,000 new policies in 2021, it's highest figure in one year, according to data from the health insurer. The data also revealed the firm started 2022 with a...

Bupa has increased its potential policyholder rebate to £71m and revealed a dip in profits at its UK and Global business after a resurgence in claims last year, while adding 135,000 new...

Demand and willingness to pay for private healthcare are growing rapidly in the UK as short-term pressures combined with a long-term decline in NHS funding has begun to show on the public...

Insurers are continuing to require staff in England to stay at home if they test positive for Covid and are reviewing policies with regards to the provision of free Covid tests. This...