PMI & Healthcare

The UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 supplement is out now with all the highlights from the night. It includes all the winners, shortlists, photos from the night and insight into the...

Howden has appointed Carla Hammond as chief financial officer for Howden Health & Employee Benefits (HEB) and Barnett Waddingham (BW). In this role, she will lead financial strategy, governance and performance across...

Health & Protection is launching its annual UK provider service ratings to recognise those insurers and providers who consistently offer the best service, experience and support to advisers across the retail health...

Standard Chartered is launching international private medical insurance (IPMI) through Bupa Global as part of a health and wellbeing offering for its highest value banking clients in Hong Kong, Singapore and India....

Fairer Finance has appointed Charles Randell to its independent consumer advisory board. Randell (pictured) is the former chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator and has previously...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is expecting to receive 4,000 fewer insurance complaints in the 2025-26 year than it originally budgeted for. However, the ombudsman is still planning to increase its compulsory...

Abigail Montrose hears how finding new ways to engage with young adults about cancer is essential if prevention and detection is to improve.   Cancer rates are rising sharply among young people....

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) has announced £300m of investment in technology across the National Health Service (NHS) and to improve patient service. Addressing Parliament in her Budget speech, Reeves also announced an...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) did not increase the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) as part of her Budget 2025 announcement and the health and protection insurance industries were largely unaffected by...

One in six people have cancelled or paused protection or private medical insurance (PMI) policies as cost pressures mount, according to research by Howden Life and Health. The figures illustrate how people...