Large Corporate

Advisers in the health and protection insurance markets face a 10% rise in Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fees for the current financial year, the regulator has revealed. Intermediaries operating in the A.19...

Working To Wellbeing has launched a neurodiversity work support programme. The clinically led and evidence-based work support service is designed to enable individuals to self-manage characteristics of their neurodivergence and remain in...

Fair value requirements under the Consumer Duty are causing providers and advisers alike to regularly review product offerings and propositions. For advisers this has meant keeping a close eye on tweaks to...

PIB Employee Benefits has acquired benefits technology company YouatWork.  PIB said the deal forms part of its growth strategy, particularly in the area of developing and "delivering innovative benefits solutions" and its...

Bupa Global has appointed Liam Fenton as head of global partnerships, as he rejoins the organisation after leaving it a decade ago. Fenton joins from LaingBuisson where he was director of commercial....

FOS Expects 16% More Complaints, Pledges Faster Service and Cost Cuts The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has revealed it expects to receive 16% more complaints than previously thought this financial year and...

Circle Health Group has offered to sell its BMI Edgbaston hospital to allay competition concerns about potential private hospital dominance in the region following its merger with BMI Healthcare. The move has...

Health and wellbeing benefits are a key factor in keeping employees happy and on board, according to research from Health Shield Friendly Society.  The research showed that against the backdrop of the...

Spectrum.Life has agreed a strategic partnership with Northern Ireland primary health and urgent care GP provider Duality Healthcare. From April 2024, Duality Healthcare memberships, which start at £6.99 per month, will automatically...

The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally reshaped how people work, leading to significant changes in global workforce movements bringing opportunities and challenges to the international private medical insurance sector.  Trends include the rise...