Large Corporate

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has reached agreement to buy rival HR and employee benefits consultancy Buck in a $585m (£481m) deal. Under the agreement, Gallagher will acquire the partnership interests of...

Chris Bolton is joining Mercer Marsh Benefits to lead a large corporate consultancy team in London. Bolton left Cigna Europe earlier this year after five years with the group having held the...

It is likely general data protection regulation (GDPR) based on EU law will no longer apply in its current form - meaning the legal framework for processing health data and personal data...

Private medical insurance (PMI) providers have predicted premiums could rise by as much as 10% a year in the short term, according to exclusive research conducted by Health & Protection. The figures...

Just 5% of executive incentive plans include measures of employee wellbeing while only 3% target workforce inclusion and diversity training, according to a report from WTW. As inclusion of ESG metrics increased,...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to charge more for firms which generate more complaints as it seeks to embrace a “polluter pays” approach to its funding. The regulator has also...

Around one in eight adults surveyed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have paid for private medical care because waits for NHS treatment were too long. While official data shows wait...

Austerity policies and cutting NHS fees drove dentists to taking on much more private work but GPs are unlikely to follow this path, according to Laing Buisson director William Laing. Speaking at...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will review the way the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is funded by the industry and the level of protection it offers. The FCA ruled out the...

Healix Health Services is expanding its operation and creating 50 new jobs with the opening of an office in Bristol. The firm said the expansion of its front-line operations team reflected record...