A Northern Ireland-based adviser has laid down the gauntlet to insurance leaders to tackle the "massive" problem emerging from oversaturation of the private healthcare market and lack of hospital capacity across the...
Read moreAviva UK Health managing director Steve Bridger has admitted call waiting times at the insurer remain less than perfect, but noted it had improved and pledged advisers and customers would see near...
Read moreThe largest amount Dentists’ Provident paid out to an individual claimant in the past year was £87,800. This is according to the provider's claims report for 2023 which showed 99% of new...
Read moreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has rejected calls from smaller financial firms for it to intervene in the professional indemnity insurance (PII) market. The regulator dismissed pleas from two of its engagement...
Read moreThe Consumer Duty will not be applied retrospectively to complaints received by it and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has emphasised. The regulator repeated its assertion about...
Read moreMore than half (55%) of UK workers who need healthcare have resorted to self-treating medical symptoms due to being unable to access the NHS. This is according to research of 564 workers...
Read moreAdvisers have proposed options including greater use of artifical intelligence (AI) and mandatory excesses to help control the "saturated" use of virtual GPs in the private medical insurance (PMI) market. The subject...
Read moreMedicash is offering the Muhdo Health genetic testing service to policyholders at a 70% discount from standard rates. The cash plan provider’s customers can purchase the Muhdo DNA Insights Kit and monthly...
Read moreInsurers need to proactively ensure second-hand trauma experienced when handling distressing claims is understood across the sector. This is according to a report from the 2022/23 Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) New Generation...
Read moreInsurers can guard against greenwashing and even greenhushing by being very specific about their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and contextualising them effectively. This is according to Jack Roper, group head...
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