PMI & Healthcare

From October patients who have waited for NHS treatment for 40 weeks or more will be given the chance to switch hospitals under plans outlined by the prime minister aimed at cutting...

Four in 10 employers say long NHS waiting lists will have a "high impact" on the design of their benefits strategy while for a third the situation has already hit their provision....

The number of patients receiving treatment through private medical insurance (PMI) rose in the fourth quarter of the year to reach its highest level since before the pandemic hit. Last year was...

Aviva’s protection and health business posted a 6% growth in sales by value of new business (VNB) to £60m in the first quarter of the year up from £57m in the same...

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) is to add to a new heart and lung hospital as part of its phase two expansion. The Prime Heart and Lung Hospital, a new nine-storey complex spanning...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has acquired Perth, Western Australia-based Mavco Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Mavco is a general insurance broker and risk management firm serving corporate clients...

A commonly held view across the insurance sector is that proper diversity across product design and insurance workforce populations should lie at the heart of effectively serving customers. It is clear the...

Islamic Arab Insurance Company (Salama) has appointed Walter Jopp as chief executive officer, following approval of the Central Bank of the UAE. Jopp has spent more than 25 years in the insurance...

Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) has appointed Dr Luke James as its workforce health leader, Europe. Dr James (pictured) takes up the newly created position having most recently served as Bupa's deputy group...

Patients will be offered the choice of booking treatment in private hospitals on the NHS app as part of a drive to reduce waiting lists, according to reports. The Times reported that...