PMI & Healthcare

Almost 1.8 million people accessed health services through health and protection insurance in 2022, up 10% from 2021, with each person accessing support five times on average. The total figure of 1.77 million...

While workers across the board want more support from their employer to improve their health and wellbeing, a lack of understanding of gender drivers in the workplace is negatively affecting workplace absence....

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Andy Samuel as chief technology officer (CTO).  Samuel (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience in developing and leading technology strategies to grow businesses.  He...

Health & Protection’s third annual IPMI Summit took place this week at Sopwell House in St Albans, Hertfordshire The flagship two-day invitation-only event saw some 50 industry leaders from major broker and...

An initiative which charged local care home residents with creating new telemetry bags to drive down waste at an Icelandic hospital is a shining example of how circularity can be brought into...

Maintaining consistency across regional markets is a key challenge for the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, according to Christopher Hughes, founder and managing director at Health Well Solutions.  “For me, one...

The insurance sector needs to do more to recognise the harmful effects of vaping in the underwriting processes. This is according to Nicola Draper, research consultant at Crystalise, who addressed delegates on...

Tighter European data legislation could threaten international health insurer business models, the industry has been warned. As a result, insurers face having to gain increased access to data provided by clients and...

Effective rehab can make a "huge" difference to patients, according to Dr Emer McGilloway, clinical lead for rehabilitation services at Cleveland Clinic. Speaking at Health & Protection's third annual IPMI Summit at...

There is an increasing number of UK residents who are taking out international private medical insurance (IPMI) policies as opposed to domestic policies, according to Kevin Melton global head of IPMI at...