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Private medical insurance (PMI) and protection complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have increased year-on-year across virtually all major product categories. Income protection saw the largest uplift in terms of number...

MetLife UK has added virtual physiotherapy services across its individual protection portfolio. Delivered through the insurer’s partnership with HealthHero, the virtual physiotherapy service will be available to all individual protection customers from...

Today is the final day for advisers to enter The UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. Entries can be submitted on the Awards website. Health & Protection would also like to thank...

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...