PMI & Healthcare
7,000 daily steps cut risk of cancer and diabetes by more than a third – Vitality
Increasing an individual's daily number of steps to 7,000 a day could cut their risk of cancer and diabetes by 34%. This is according to Adrian Gore, founder of Discovery Vitality, who...
Read moreBACP probes ethical concerns against Health Assured after BBC report
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is investigating claims from the BBC that employee assistance programme provider (EAP) Health Assured has behaved in an unethical way, but the company has...
Read moreDutch watchdog penalises two health insurers for low healthcare standards
The Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) announced today that it is imposing a formal measure on two health insurers for failure to fulfil their duty of care. The NZa is an autonomous administrative...
Read moreUpping steps to 5,000 per week could help save NHS £15m per year – Vitality
NHS hospital costs could be cut by as much as £15 billion per year if half of the UK’s inactive adult population started walking 5,000 steps once a week, while those with...
Read moreAIG’s Smart Health used more than 100,000 times since launch
AIG Life has revealed a surge in usage of its free virtual healthcare service, Smart Health, with the service being used more than 100,000 times since its launch in August 2019. A...
Read moreFour key steps to help employers prioritise women’s health – Capper
Today is International Women’s Day which means women’s health and wellbeing in the workplace is in the spotlight. Since its inception in 1911, International Women’s Day has marked progress towards gender equality,...
Read moreAviva gives further reassurance on claims service levels
Aviva says that it has maintained its focus on call waiting and has assured that further improvements are still on track for the second quarter of the year. The reassurance came on...
Read moreHub buys Canadian benefits provider Zavitz Insurance and Wealth
Hub International Ltd has acquired Canadian employee benefits provider Zavitz Insurance and Wealth for an undisclosed sum. London, Ontario-based Zavitz provides group employee benefits, living benefits and life insurance services, and financial...
Read moreAviva PMI sales growth of 41% drives ‘significant progress’ in 2023
Aviva saw strong demand for its private health insurance business, with sales growth of more than 40%, according to Amanda Blanc, group CEO of Aviva. “Our private health business is experiencing strong...
Read moreThree quarters of advisers expect increase in PMI interest for 2024 – The Exeter
Brokers expect increase in PMI customer interest Three quarters of health insurance advisers expect customer interest in private healthcare plans to increase further this year. This is according to a survey of...
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Growing insurance provision to help fix social care requires collaboration, incentives and cross-channel thinking – analysis
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One of my four leadership principles led to genesis of Vitality parent – Gore
