Cash plans

Difficulty accessing public sector mental health support is driving growth in the mental health and wellbeing app market, according to protection and health advisers - but there are conerns about their quality....

Simplyhealth is moving to a single policy platform after agreeing a deal with insurance software provider Genasys. The partnership will result in the migration of over one million health plans from its...

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...