PMI & Healthcare

South African president Cyryl Ramaphosa will soon sign the country's National Health Insurance (NHI) bill into law. The bill which was passed by both the National Assembly and the National Council of...

Health cash plan provider Orchard Healthcare has ceased trading. Worcester Hospital Contributors Association (WHCA) which was trading as Orchard Healthcare, was originally formed in 1921 to provide funds to run hospitals in...

The government has given financial and health sector regulators an April deadline to put forward their strategies for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in their sectors. It told the Financial Conduct...

SIP Medical Family Office has appointed Tammy Sykes as account manager and Diana Chernetska as client advisor. But the Swiss-owned international health insurance intermediary and medical concierge company which established their UK...

Dramatically changing demographics of private health insurance (PMI) consumers have meant guided care is increasingly resonating with new customers while a market is opening up for a third way between full-fat insurance...

Private hospital The London Clinic has opened a rapid diagnostics centre in the London medical district of Harley Street.  The centre will focus on urology, gynaecology, breast and dermatology as well as...

Winning Best Health Insurance Adviser at the Health & Protection Awards proved to be a family affair in more ways than one for Peter Lurie, director at Proactive Medical & Life. Speaking...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to 20 of the largest financial advice firms requesting information about their delivery of ongoing services, for which their clients continue to be charged after...

Professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham is one of the latest financial firms to sign up to the Women in Finance Charter.  A group of 19 new charter signatories were announced by the Treasury...

Routine medical screens are an essential part of maintaining optimal health year after year rather than, as many people do, only heading to the local GP after a problem arises. While the...