PMI & Healthcare

The number of people waiting for treatment through the NHS in England increased slightly to 7.21 million at the end of January, the highest number recorded by the service. Around 13,000 more...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has joined the chorus of calls on government to cut the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on health insurance in next week's Budget. The call...

This International Women's Day, Lloyds Banking Group protection director Rose St Louis speaks to Health & Protection about why training for people managers to rid the sector of bias is vital, the...

A raft of upgrades have been made to the MorganAsh Resilience System (MARS) - the firm's vulnerability tool for advisers. MARS now allows users to book an appointment in real time for...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to change the way it processes complaints to encourage firms to solve complaints faster. The regulator has suggested adding a new category within its biannual...

The number of people not working due to long-term sickness and disability increased by more than 10 times than would have been expected under normal conditions over the last three years with...

Paradigm Protect, part of Paradigm Mortgage Services - has added friendly society, National Friendly to its insurer panel. National Friendly offers a range of medical, life and protection products. Mike Allison, head...

Tracy Garrad is stepping down as chief executive of Axa Health and will be succeeded in the interim by chief financial officer Matt Vardy, Health & Protection can reveal. The insurer confirmed...

Bupa suffered a £427m loss in 2022, reversing a £423m profit in 2021, driven by a £646m write-down in its UK dental operation as it struggled with workforce recruitment and retention and...

Private healthcare provider HCA Healthcare UK has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Soraya Chamberlain, vice president of corporate sales at HCA Healthcare, (pictured) said:...