PMI & Healthcare

Advisers have proposed options including greater use of artifical intelligence (AI) and mandatory excesses to help control the "saturated" use of virtual GPs in the private medical insurance (PMI) market. The subject...

Medicash is offering the Muhdo Health genetic testing service to policyholders at a 70% discount from standard rates. The cash plan provider’s customers can purchase the Muhdo DNA Insights Kit and monthly...

Company leaders are not routinely exchanging their generous private medical insurance cover for whole of workforce solutions. This is according to a panel of adviser experts, who took part in a panel...

A total of 91.1% of patients received their first treatment for cancer a month after the decision to treat was made – falling below the NHS’ operational target of 96%, according to...

Insurers need to proactively ensure second-hand trauma experienced when handling distressing claims is understood across the sector. This is according to a report from the 2022/23 Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) New Generation...

Insurers can guard against greenwashing and even greenhushing by being very specific about their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and contextualising them effectively. This is according to Jack Roper, group head...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can create opportunities to monitor the mental wellbeing of their workforce, according to Steve Herbert, employee benefits, wellbeing and reward consultant. Kicking off the second day of Health &...

Eldercare service may be little used, but it can have a significant impact on employees who need it and the companies that employ them, according to David Collington, partner and head of...

Private medical insurers should explore using loaded premiums to help cover more potential customers with pre-existing conditions. Speaking at Health & Protection's second annual Health Summit, Wayne Pontin, non-executive chairman at financial...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is increasingly becoming an expectation among providers and customers alike. This is according to Yasmin Greenaway, CEO and founder of Dermie.AI, (pictured) who was...