PMI & Healthcare

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co has reached agreement to buy rival HR and employee benefits consultancy Buck in a $585m (£481m) deal. Under the agreement, Gallagher will acquire the partnership interests of...

The NHS needs proper collaboration with the independent sector to create innovative solutions to prevent patients from developing long term health conditions. This is according to Jayne Thorpe, deputy director of transformation...

Chris Bolton is joining Mercer Marsh Benefits to lead a large corporate consultancy team in London. Bolton left Cigna Europe earlier this year after five years with the group having held the...

Spire Healthcare Group is aiming to meet "significant" growth in demand for face-to-face GP appointments through its £12m acquisition of The Doctors Clinic Group. The Doctors Clinic Group provides occupational health services...

It is likely general data protection regulation (GDPR) based on EU law will no longer apply in its current form - meaning the legal framework for processing health data and personal data...

Private medical insurance (PMI) providers have predicted premiums could rise by as much as 10% a year in the short term, according to exclusive research conducted by Health & Protection. The figures...

Just 5% of executive incentive plans include measures of employee wellbeing while only 3% target workforce inclusion and diversity training, according to a report from WTW. As inclusion of ESG metrics increased,...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to charge more for firms which generate more complaints as it seeks to embrace a “polluter pays” approach to its funding. The regulator has also...

Around one in eight adults surveyed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have paid for private medical care because waits for NHS treatment were too long. While official data shows wait...

Private hospitals and clincs should routinely share information with the NHS to improve patient outcomes and care quality, a report from the Acute Data Alignment Programme (ADAPT) has recommended. The programme is...