Bupa’s pre-tax profit rose more than 70% to almost £1bn in 2024, however its UK and Global insurance division saw profits slip 15% over last year. Bupa's group pre-tax profit hit £972m,...
Read moreHealth & Protection is launching its inaugural provider service ratings for insurers in the UK health and protection markets. The research measures the service performance of all the key providers across the...
Read moreProfessor Dame Janet Husband has decided to step down from the board of Spire Healthcare Group at its annual general meeting on 14 May 2025 and will not seek re-election by shareholders....
Read moreChubb has announced agreements to acquire the insurance businesses of Liberty Mutual in Thailand and Vietnam. The terms were not disclosed. The move will help to expand Chubb's global footprint. Chubb...
Read moreBenifex has wrapped up its acquisition of Vebnet, formerly part of Standard Life. The deal, first announced in November, sees 31 corporate customers transfer to Benifex resulting in more than 140,000 employees...
Read moreHealth and protection insurance complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) increased by almost 20% for the third quarter of the 2024 financial year – compared to the same period last year. ...
Read morePrivate hospital admissions hit record levels in the third quarter of the 2024, with those from private medical insurance (PMI) up 9% year-on-year. Latest data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN)...
Read moreUAE-based Lifecare International has appointed of Vishal Bhargava as group chief financial officer (CFO). Bhargava was previously the CFO at NAS Neuron Health Services for more than four years. Prior to that...
Read moreFour thousand frontline NHS staff will benefit from a free rehabilitation programme under a partnership rolled out between government and Nuffield Health. Health & Protection contacted the Department for Health and Social...
Read moreBenenden Health has appointed Mike Hay chief people officer following a six-month period as an interim. Hay (pictured) is a former chief people officer at Saffron Building Society, human resources director at...
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