Cash plans

Aviva has seen protection and health sales decline 7% year-on-year, according to a trading update for the first quarter of the year. The update, published today, reveals the insurer saw sales of...

Complaints about private medical and dental cover, and income protection insurance (IP) rose sharply in the last financial year, according to data from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The service received 1,476...

Wellbeing services provider Health Shield has added a series of risk assessment questionnaires to its recently launched occupational health (OH) platform. The three new questionnaires include the following: Working from home -...

Insurers should communicate the benefits of health cover more effectively to companies and individuals alike, access better data on the societal benefits of health and protection insurance and improve product innovation to...

Simplyhealth has launched an app which enables customers to claim money back on their plan more easily. Customers can claim through the SimplyPlan app by uploading an image of an itemised receipt...

Employees have risked deteriorating eyesight by failing to maintain check ups with their optician during the pandemic. The warning comes from Health Shield, which revealed eyecare claims on its health cash plans,...

Cash plans have really come into their own during the pandemic due to their flexibility and cost effectiveness and while claims fell away initially in the first lockdown, a recovery currently appears...

“Inconsistent and unfair” dentistry provision in the UK requires a “radical reform” as many people report being unable to find an NHS dentist, face years-long waits or cannot afford treatment fees. Last...

The number of NHS-registered dental practices fell by almost 13% in the five years leading up to the coronavirus pandemic, according to official data. Figures provided by the Department for Health and...

US investment bank JPMorgan Chase has launched Morgan Health, a new business unit focused on improving the quality, efficiency, and equity of employer-sponsored healthcare. The new group led by Dan Mendelson, CEO...