PMI & Healthcare

More than half of secondary school pupils think health insurance will be essential for them in 20 years time, a survey of 1,000 children has found. The Insurance Uncovered: Why Financial Literacy...

National Friendly has extended its hybrid reviewable premium income protection (IP) product to include a level premium reviewable offering. In a separate move, the mutual has also extended the availability of its...

Allianz Partners has appointed Okan Özdemir as chief officer for health and board member. Reporting directly to Allianz Partners CEO Tomas Kunzmann, Özdemir (pictured) joins from Allianz Türkiye, where he was chief...

HCML has appointed Marc Holl as chief quality officer (CQO) - the second senior appointment from Nuffield Health in a little over a month and third in a year following CEO James...

NHS England inpatient experiences are improving slowly but remain below pre-pandemic levels in many issues with some still seeing signs of decline. Data from the 2024 edition of the Care Quality Commission’s...

UK workplace absence rates are significantly outstripping pre- and post-pandemic levels with mental health the driving factor, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Its survey of more than...

Almost half of global diabetes cases may not be diagnosed with the effects most profound in young adults and those from central sub-Saharan Africa, according to latest research. The research found diagnosis...

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has launched a national-level service showing how private hospital admissions, length of stay and safety incidents vary by patient characteristics, such as age, gender, ethnicity and...

Unum is entering the cash plan market with a product for organisations with at least four employees that can be employer or employee paid. Unum UK CEO Mark Till told Health &...

Employers face a growing challenge managing sickness-related absence and the pressure looks set to accelerate. From April 2026, changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will come into effect under the Employment Rights...