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Health & Protection produced three in-depth reports during 2024 covering the international private medical insurance (IPMI), individual PMI and individual protection markets. Strong growth in the PMI market, rising optimism in the...

In our second quarterly review, we look back at Q2 2024 in which Health & Protection held its first Protection Forum, two leading health insurer CEOs announced departures, our IPMI Summit returned...

Health & Protection would like to wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating with family and friends over...

It's fair to say that 2024 will be looked back on as a momentous year across the health and protection markets in the UK and internationally. It was a year in which...

A key concern for many advisers over the last 18 months has been the speed and quality of adviser and customer service offered by several insurers.   High on that list last...

As the world grows increasingly concerned about climate change and the effect it has on the planet, the health insurance industry in the UK has to consider its position on various planes. ...

Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) receipts reached £6.65bn for the first eight months of 2024-25, taking it ahead of receipts from Tobacco Tax for the year so far. If that trend continues it...

Millions of Africans are falling deeper into poverty due to high health costs, according to The World Health Organization (WHO), which has urged countries across the continent to reduce the financial strains...

Government's expected failure to ensure everyone who needs to see a dentist can see one comes as no surprise, as more and more patients go private. Late last month a report from...

Private medical insurance (PMI) claims are on course for another record year and may break the £5bn barrier in 2024, a rise of more than 11%, according to Healthcode. Data from Healthcode...