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Simplyhealth appoints sales director from Nuffield Health
Simplyhealth has appointed Jenni Wilson (pictured) as sales director, joining from Nuffield Health. She will replace Pam Whelan who left her position earlier this year, as Health & Protection exclusively reported last...
Read morePHIN: One in a thousand patients need emergency care after private treatment
Almost 600 patients were urgently transferred to receive emergency care and 340 died following treatment at private hospitals in the year up to June 2021, according to data from the Private Healthcare...
Read moreAdvisers pragmatic on return to homeworking: ‘It’s almost back to where it was’
Advisers are taking a pragmatic to return to homeworking requirements and are having to be flexible around festivities this Christmas. This morning, new rules came into effect ensuring people in England should...
Read moreCash plan market breaks half a million customers barrier – H&P Retail Cash Plan and Dental Plan Report
The UK retail cash plan market has broken through the half a million customers barrier, Health & Protection can exclusively reveal. Health & Protection’s landmark Retail Cash Plans and Dental Plans Report...
Read moreKnowles and Timpson: Loaded premiums incompatible with FCA Fair Value and Consumer Duty
Two highly respected figures within the protection market have told Health & Protection they believe the use of loaded premiums does not meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Fair Value and proposed...
Read morePHIN founder steps down after nine years
Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen who founded the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is stepping down after nine years at the helm of the organisation. Jayne Scott (pictured) will succeed Dr Vallance-Owen taking on...
Read moreAdvisers must engage with ‘unfair’ FSCS compensation funding consultation
Health and protection advisers are being urged to engage with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation on changes to the “unfair” funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Branko Bjelobaba, principal...
Read moreFCA consumer duty focuses on advisers empowering customers and avoiding harms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shed further light on its new consumer duty which will ensure firms support and empower customers to make good financial decisions and avoid foreseeable harm at...
Read moreSquare Health buys Push Doctor
Healthcare services provider Square Health has acquired the business and assets of Push Doctor for an undisclosed sum. The business is known as Push Dr Limited but trades as Push Doctor. It...
Read moreFCA seeks views on improvements to FSCS funding model
The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking views on possible improvements to how the Financial Services Compensation Scheme is funded as part of a review of its compensation framework. This morning the FCA...
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