PMI & Healthcare

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns about the number of GPs available to start picking up the backlog of patients as they begin to return. The regulator noted that over...

NHS dental appointments collapsed to just 2% of their normal levels in the middle of the pandemic last year and barely reached a third of typical volumes by the end of the...

Private healthcare needs to embrace data fluidity if it is to deliver effective treatment in a proactive rather than a reactive way. This is according to Dr Anushka Patchava, deputy chief medical...

Aviva is extending the timeframe of its Covid pledge for private medical insurance (PMI) customers in the UK to the end of 2022 and will increase any payment due by 20%. The...

Bupa has set a target of becoming net zero by the year 2040. The insurer said it has set science-based targets which are aligned to keep global warming to no more than...

Half of appointed representative (AR) permission applications made by firms using the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) gateway pilot did not proceed, the regulator has revealed. It also disclosed that HM Treasury will...

WPA has launched Absolute Health, a fully insured claims rated product aimed at mid to large corporates. The product is designed for companies that want to offer benefits which help them deliver their...

Demand for virtual GP services is soaring despite in-person medical consultations opening up and insurers expect this trend to continue, with several seeing numbers more than doubling already. While government has provided...

Circle Health has been unable to sell its Birmingham hospital as was required for its merger with fellow hospital group BMI Healthcare to complete. The lack of a buyer appears to be...

The majority of employers around the world are concerned about the rising price of healthcare or medical insurance premiums for their staff, with those in the Americas most worried. Six in 10...