PMI & Healthcare
FCA receives 10,000 more PMI and health insurance complaints
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) received 10,000 more medical and health insurance complaints in the second half of 2022 compared with the same period of 2021. The regulator's data also indicated an...
Read moreTowergate seeks specialist consulting lead as Clark promoted to head of wellbeing
Towergate Health & Protection is on the hunt for a new head of specialist consulting following Debra Clark's promotion to the newly created role of head of wellbeing. Clark will be responsible...
Read moreElectronic GPRs returned two weeks quicker than paper reports – ABI
Electronic health record (EHR) requests are returned to insurers up to two weeks quicker on average than paper GP medical reports, according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The...
Read moreABI urges insurers to increase electronic GP report use and cut duplicate requests
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is calling on insurance firms to use electronic health records (EHRs) and make it easier for general practitioners to do so as well. It also wants...
Read moreVoting for the Health & Protection Awards 2023 ends today
Voting for the best insurance and service providers in UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 closes at the end of today. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote here to recognise the...
Read moreSickness absence hits record high with 47 million more days lost than pre-Covid
A record 185.6 million working days were lost to sickness absence in the UK in 2022, 47.4 million more than pre-pandemic, according to official data. The sickness absence rate also rose to...
Read moreTSC Connected Care acquires assets of Connected Health Group
TSC Connected Care, a digital health solutions company and owner of the Sensium remote patient monitoring platform, has acquired of all the assets of the Connected Health Group for an undisclosed sum....
Read moreNHS needs primary care, mental health and diagnostics funding – Streeting
The UK's National Health Service is "barely at the races" when compared with the health systems of other leading economies, due to insufficient funding of key elements, according to shadow health and...
Read moreAMII terminates CBI membership over ‘damaging’ allegations
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has terminated its membership of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The body said the decision follows "damaging" allegations about misconduct and sexual assault...
Read moreBusiness for Health calls for aligning wellbeing to ESG as long-term sick rocket
Business for Health, a business-led coalition working with major employers including Legal and General and Axa Health, is calling for health and wellbeing to be more closely aligned to companies' environmental, social...
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