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FOS spent £1k per case as pandemic backlog hits 90k and satisfaction drops
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) spent more than £1,000 per case in the last financial year and revealed its backlog in cases grew to more than 90,000 as the Covid pandemic hit...
Read moreBreast Cancer Awareness Month: Claims largely consistent with pre-pandemic levels
The number of breast cancer claims appear to have largely held up during the course of the whole of pandemic when compared with 2019 levels, insurers have told Health & Protection. Vitality...
Read moreAMII disappointed with Sunak’s inaction and UC changes highlight protection need
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) said it was disappointed chancellor Rishi Sunak did not go further to bring the private sector in to help the NHS through its current...
Read moreAutumn Budget 2021: IHT ‘stealth tax’ earns Treasury £1bn but no move on IPT
The chancellor's freezing of inheritance tax will contribute to more and more people being caught out by 'stealth' taxes over the next five years. Autumn Budget documents reveal chancellor Rishi Sunak's freezing...
Read moreAdvisers want end of IPT on health insurance and support for IP uptake in Budget
The reduction or removal of insurance premium tax (IPT) from health insurance products and tax breaks for employers supporting staff are top of advisers' wish list ahead of the Budget today. Reports...
Read moreIncreasingly personalised products risk excluding customers from insurance – PwC
Increasing personalisation in the design of health insurance products risks leaving some customers out in the cold, according to consultancy PwC. The firm's Insurance Banana Skins 2021 report highlights issues associated with...
Read moreIntroducing: Alfie Jaques, Hooray Health & Protection
In the first edition Alfie Jaques, client support manager at Hooray Health & Protection, speaks to Health & Protection about how he got his start in the sector, why the pandemic proved...
Read moreThird of people choose to self fund private treatment
New figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) reveal that in the first half of 2021 people self-funding hospital-based private treatment made up a third (32.9%) of all private admissions for...
Read moreAviva appoints Strobel as non exec director
Aviva has appointed Martin Strobel as non executive director. Strobel also becomes a member of the insurer's nomination and governance committee. He was most recently senior independent director of RSA Insurance and...
Read moreCQC highlights pressure on GPs as £250m plan rejected and strike action pursued
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns about the number of GPs available to start picking up the backlog of patients as they begin to return. The regulator noted that over...
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