PMI & Healthcare
FCA outlines insurance fair value and claims handling as Consumer Duty priorities
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has identified fair value outcomes, including the impending pure protection market review, and claims handling within life insurance as part of its ongoing priorities for the Consumer...
Read moreGallagher buys AssuredPartners for $13.45bn
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co is buying fellow multinational intermediary AssuredPartners for $13.45bn, approximately £10.56bn, from private equity firm GTCR. Gallagher said it expected to save around $160m through synergies between the...
Read moreDoctor Care Anywhere appoints EMed president as CEO
Doctor Care Anywhere Group has appointed Laura O’Riordan as CEO. Her latest role was as president at EMed Healthcare UK which was previously known as Babylon Health. But she has also held...
Read moreMajority of UK employees would swap treats for health and wellbeing benefits – Unum
The majority of UK employees would swap small monthly treats for access to better health and wellbeing benefits, according to research from Unum UK. The provider's research of 500 employees across UK...
Read moreApril International opens Shanghai office to rollout IPMI plan in China
April Group has opened a new office in Shanghai, China to offer its international private medical insurance (IPMI) plans. The firm's IPMI arm April International will roll out its My Health product...
Read moreMost SMEs planning to increase employee benefits such as PMI – Howden
More than three-quarters (77%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) intend to revamp their employee benefits packages, according to Employee Benefit Trends in UK SMEs, a report from Howden Employee Benefits with...
Read moreIndividual PMI House of Lords Roundtable: Managing growth in an expanding market
While Parliament may have been primarily focused on the fallout from the first Labour Budget in 14 years, the health insurance advisers gathered at the House of Lords were focused on the...
Read morePrudential hires senior director for group health
Prudential has hired Stella Sung as a senior director for sales enablement on its group health team. Based in Hong Kong, Sung will report to Arjan Toor CEO of health for Prudential...
Read moreFinancial services leaders found to be ineffective LGBTQ+ allies
A new report from LGBT Great says that four in 10 Gen Z LGBTQ+ professionals in financial services believe industry leaders are failing to be effective allies. The report which polled more...
Read moreSingapore’s changing IPMI landscape: AI, hybrid plans and regulatory shifts – analysis
Singapore is a leading international private medical insurance (IPMI) market in Asia, and like much of the rest of the world it has been facing a rapidly changing environment, from the post-Covid...
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Protection cover slashed as household budgets feel the squeeze – MetLife
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Exclusive: Scott joins Axa Health as head of SME Direct as Newman departs
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FCA challenges firms to improve oversight of third parties and distributors
