PMI & Healthcare

ACE Gallagher has acquired Kuwait-based broker United Partners Insurance Brokers. Gallagher is the strategic partner of ACE in the Middle East and North Africa.   ACE Gallagher maintained the acquisition strengthens its...

HealthHero has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Brandon Collins, commercial director at HealthHero, (pictured) said: “As Europe's largest digital clinic, we know that mental...

Teladoc Health UK has appointed Steve Brown as commercial director. Brown (pictured) joins following eleven-and-a-half years at Unum, where he was most recently key account director, working closely with employers and advisers...

Private medical insurance (PMI) funded hospital admissions fell year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking the first decline in Q1 insured admissions in the past five years. Private Healthcare Information Network...

The vanguard phase of the Keep Britain Working review is moving at a “strong” pace, with group income protection, private medical insurance and vocational rehabilitation being discussed ahead of the release of...

The board of Spire Healthcare has agreed to sell the hospital and clinic operator to a trio of investment funds for more than £1bn. The consortium is led by Toscafund and comprises...

Two-thirds (66%) of employees believe they would be more productive if they could access healthcare quicker, according to research by Simplyhealth. Its survey found that around half (52%) of employees had delayed...

Simplyhealth has appointed Lisa Rowe as head of sales - growth and retention. Rowe joins from Workplace Options, a Telus Health company, where she was vice president for client management for the...

Vitality's life and health insurance businesses both saw higher premium income and operating profits in the 2025-26 financial year, according to results from parent company Discovery. New business at Vitality Life grew...

One in eight employees have experienced frequent burnout in the past year, research by Vitality has discovered. And two in five (40%) of those said that their job is a primary source...