PMI & Healthcare

As we end Grief Awareness Week, Laura Young, head of HR & development at AIG Life, speaks to Health & Protection about losing her mum to vascular dementia, using Smart Health to...

With Christmas celebrations and a time of good cheer beckoning,  it might be a good opportunity to consider how a once in a lifetime pandemic and the cost of living crisis have...

One in five people are seriously considering taking out private medical insurance (PMI) to access doctor's appointments, according to a report from Axa. The insurer's second Customer Lifestyle Report which surveyed 2,000...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that the private medical insurance and protection insurance advice sectors will not form part of its Advice Guidance Boundary Review. In last year's Autumn Statement,...

Burnout caused by global perma-crisis is viewed as a major medical risk for organisations in the year ahead, according to a report from medical and security services firm International SOS.  Its annual Risk...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has already begun seeing cases brought to it which encompass elements of the Consumer Duty regulations introduced in July. And it expects to see more complaints regarding...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is planning to cut its compulsory levy by which is paid for by all financial services firms to £70m for the 2024/25 financial year. The figure will...

The private healthcare sector is on course for a record high in the number of patients being admitted with private medical insurance (PMI) use taking off. Insured patient admissions were up by...

Alea, Hong Kong-based health insurance and benefits broker, has announced a partnership with Integrated Medicine Institute (IMI), a natural and integrated medicine clinic.  The partnership will see Alea offer personalised insurance advice to...

Allianz Partners has launched international healthcare plans designed specifically for businesses based in Switzerland. Sold through the international health brand Allianz Care and insured by Allianz Partners Switzerland, Allianz says the Suisse+...