PMI & Healthcare

Having gone through a major three-year growth spurt the individual private medical insurance (PMI) market eased its expansion in 2024. The growth of 6.5% revealed in Health & Protection’s Individual PMI 2025...

Health insurance complaints received and upheld by the Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS) have risen again in the second quarter of the financial year, following a decline in the previous three months. Latest...

Everyday health treatments and appointments such as GP, talking therapies, physiotherapy, and optical, dental and hearing accounted for 70% of all VitalityHealth claims last year. The insurer also noted that 64% of...

Medicash has made a series of senior personnel appointments as it set a five year plan to grow by almost 50% and reach one million members by 2030. The cash plan provider...

Private medical insurance (PMI) claims volumes fell for the second consecutive quarter in July to September, but overall figures remain above last year, according to Healthcode. The clearing organisation processed and validated...

Private healthcare providers delivered almost half a million more appointments, tests and operations for NHS patients than in the previous financial year. Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) data showed 6.15...

Healthcare trusts can provide employers with a tax efficient and potentially more flexible means of providing health benefits that can be tailored to the needs of their workforce. But setting up a...

Medical and health insurance was again the second most complained about financial product in the first half of 2025, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The sector once again claimed the...

Mike Dalby has been appointed CEO of consumer and local commercial at Howden replacing Kelly Ogley who is departing for another position. Dalby is already CEO of consumer life and health at...

Sir Julian Hartley is stepping down as chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with immediate effect. The regulator announced Dr Arun Chopra, chief inspector of mental health, is planned to...