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Health cover ignored in soaring subscription economy
While the subscription economy appears to be booming, a survey from Simplyhealth reveals just 13% of adults in the UK are paying monthly for health benefits. And it appears the vast majority...
Read moreVirtual GP service reveals members incur much lower hospital costs
A primarily digital GP service has published research which shows its patients incurred acute hospital costs between 15% and 35% lower than the regional average. It said the lower costs were incurred...
Read moreHDI Global Specialty eyes worldwide expansion for IPMI offering
HDI Global Specialty is working with a managing general agent (MGA) to take its international private medical insurance (IPMI) offering across the globe following an initial launch in Europe. Last week, Health...
Read moreOH subsidy and employer information service unveiled but sick pay reform rejected
A subsidy encouraging the purchase of occupational health (OH) services will be tested by government as part of a range of measures to help reduce ill-health related job losses. It will also...
Read moreHealix adds tool to assess return-to-work medical risk
Healix has launched a tool to help firms identify returning employees most at risk of the coronavirus and offer guidance on additional measures that can help keep these workers safe. The tool...
Read moreAdvisers urged to make voices heard on ‘unfair’ FSCS funding
Advisers have been urged to make their voices heard about a perceived unfairness on how the Financial Service Compensation Scheme (FSCS) funding model works. Last week, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced...
Read moreHCML launches digital rehabilitation pathway
Rehabilitation and case management provider HCML has launched a digital rehabilitation pathway that brings online referral, triage, booking and treatment to the personal injury market. The platform, which digitises the entire rehabilitation...
Read morePMI sales double as younger consumers enter market – ActiveQuote
Private healthcare policy sales have doubled in the last year, according data from health insurance adviser ActiveQuote. The data reveals that the number of private medical insurance (PMI) policies sold by ActiveQuote...
Read moreFCA will be more assertive and ‘test our powers to the limit’
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) CEO Nikhil Rathi has committed to building a more assertive FCA which test its powers to the limit. Speaking about the regulator’s ongoing approach, Rathi said he would...
Read moreFCA commits to FSCS levy and policy review
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has committed to a policy review of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to ensure it strikes the right balance between providing a safety net for consumers...
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