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The Independent Doctors' Federation (IDF) has launched a campaign to address what it sees as the imbalance and lack of transparency between independent doctors and private medical insurers. The IDF said it...

More than a third of firms (34%) are finding evidencing outcomes for vulnerable customers as required by the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Consumer Duty board reporting requirements to be "extremely challenging". This...

The NHS may be broken, but people will not need to raid their savings to go private and will not face having to pay charges, according to health secretary Wes Streeting who...

Mark Waters has left his role at Mercer to take on a new role as head of professional excellence at Howden Health and Benefits.  In this new role, Waters (pictured) will work...

Howden has promoted Jan Tinus Larsen to CEO of Howden Norway, effective 1 October 2024.   Larsen, who has served as deputy CEO since 2018, takes over his new role from Anders...

Just two in five businesses are considering strengthening their mental health support programmes and making it a strategic priority in future despite soaring absences. This is according to a Barnett Waddingham-commissioned Censuswide...

Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) has recommended that health insurance providers in Singapore adopt flexible international medical plans (IMPs) to provide comprehensive cover that can be tailored to suit their specific requirements in...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to drive insurance fraud as the number of dodgy claims is on the rise, according to a survey of claims handlers. One in five (19%) of...

Labour's drive "from sickness to prevention" should include a cut to insurance premium tax (IPT) to meet surging demand for "timely and preventative" complementary healthcare provided by the private sector. This is...

FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi has warned that using artificial intelligence (AI) for insurance could leave some customers uninsurable or potentially result in discrimination. Rathi (pictured) agreed that AI could benefit many...