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International private medical insurance (IPMI) brokers should seek to spend time with providers to help design the products the sector is “screaming" out for. This is according to World of America CEO...

Bupa has opened an outpatient and diagnostic centre in Canary Wharf. Bupa Health Care Canary Wharf brings together primary care, specialist diagnostics, and dental services in a 20,000 square foot site, based...

WPA is encouraged by its private medical insurance (PMI) sales volumes so far in 2026 noting business has remained “strong” despite fears the market could slow down. However, the insurer highlighted a...

Single patient records can help guard against customer non-disclosure, but their introduction could also run the risk of insurers rejecting some claims. This is according to advisers Health & Protection spoke to...

Complication insurance to fix botched cosmetic surgeries conducted overseas is an evolving special risk for international private medical insurance (IPMI) advisers. This is according to Matthew Chilton, director of special risks at...

Winning the war for talent is not about who can automate quickest, according to Zain Munir, head of international at Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Speaking at Health & Protection’s Global Health and...

Health & Protection’s Global Mobility & Health Summit took place at Easthampstead Park Hotel in Wokingham, Berkshire this week. The flagship two-day event saw some 50 industry leaders from major providers, broker...

Spire Healthcare’s board would recommend a proposed £1bn takeover if the private hospital operator’s second largest shareholder makes a firm offer. If Toscafund Asset Management, which owns 18% of the business, decides...

Consumer trust in private medical insurance (PMI) has remained broadly stable, wile claims satisfaction has continued its sustained upward trajectory, according to Fairer Finance's latest Trust in PMI Index. The Spring 2026...

Vitality has launched a children's mental health proposition aimed at giving children named as dependents on their parent’s health insurance plan access to prevention and early intervention support.  The insurer has expanded...