PMI & Healthcare

Health secretary Steve Barclay is yet to file evidence to the pay review body for NHS doctors and dentists despite the organisation warning him about being late 10 days ago and highlighting...

The share of UK adults using private medical insurance (PMI) has nearly doubled in the past year as waits for NHS treatment remain at record levels. Almost one in four adults are...

Vitality is aiming to be a top three player in the income protection (IP) market following the relaunch of its protection offering, VitalityLife managing director Justin Taurog told Health & Protection. Taurog...

The number of patients waiting for treatment through NHS England remained at 7.2 million at the end of December, according to latest data. The figure was published a day after the Institute...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned firms not to engage in so called "sludge" practices such as discouraging customers from taking actions such as switching provider or in designing overly long-winded...

Mattioli Woods has seen revenues from its employee benefits business grow 16% year-on-year, helping to boost profits by 76% in the first half of the year. According to interim results for the...

Simplyhealth is appointing Tina Kennedy to the newly created role of product director of its consumer businesses. Kennedy (pictured) will have full accountability for the profit and loss of the consumer business...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted the use of consultant lists by private medical insurance (PMI) providers as a method of ensuring products provide value to customers. The regulator used the...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has agreed to share the findings of its feedback from its member consultation with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) board. The consultation was instigated after the CII’s...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to the chief executives and directors of health and protection insurers and intermediaries conveying its expectations around implementation of the Consumer Duty and warning it...