PMI & Healthcare

International insurance broker Howden has acquired Manchester-headquartered intermediary Reich Insurance Group for an undisclosed sum. Reich serves UK and international clients, has more than 140 employees and is led by Simon Taylor...

Santé Group is working with Pulse Insurance to help develop the insurer’s first product for its entry into the private medical insurance (PMI) market. The product will be a new entry level...

ActiveQuote has rejoined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) and highlighted a significant increase in the number of enquiries it is receiveing. The Cardiff-based price comparison and intermediary to the...

Pulse Insurance is launching a new health insurance and employee benefits brand - Pulse Clarity. The provider already offers specialist protection plans and group life schemes and is now moving into the...

Allianz Global Benefits (AGB), the employee benefits network of the Allianz Group, has joined Allianz Partners. The firm said the strategic move had been effective from the turn of the year and...

Millions of people in the UK have felt forced to go private to fund some of all of their treatment due to waits for NHS treatment, according to an Office for National...

The vast majority of over-55s do not feel their employer offers them appropriate workplace benefits, according to research from Canada Life. The insurer's survey of 2,000 UK adults found just one in...

HCA Healthcare-owned London Bridge Hospital has opened a walk-in GP centre. Offering 15-minute, face-to-face GP appointments for £80, the centre is open to anyone aged 18 or older who requires support with...

Medicash has reported a 35% increase in policyholders in a single year - marking what the cash plan provider says is its most successful year in its 150 year history. The firm...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed its junior doctor members across England will strike for three days from Monday 13 March. The BMA said the decision followed the failure of health...