PMI & Healthcare
HCA overhauling patient feedback to monitor consultants and track recovery
HCA Healthcare is unifying the way it collects data from patients to monitor consultant performance, track post-procedure progress and deliver better outcomes. Cliff Bucknall, chief medical officer at HCA Healthcare, (pictured) explained...
Read moreFCA ‘frustrated’ with fair value product assessments as opposing lines drawn by advisers and providers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted it is frustrated with the way fair value pricing assessments for insurance contracts have been conducted throughout the industry. The regulator accepted the process has...
Read moreConsumer Duty does not mean firms will pay more in redress – FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it’s incoming Consumer Duty does not mean firms will be paying more in redress to customers when things go wrong. However, the regulator added the...
Read moreAxa Health targets patient safety with hospital chiefs’ meeting and comparison dashboard
Axa Health is introducing a range of measures to tighten up practice and compare and inform hospitals and healthcare providers around clinical performance and patient safety. The insurer is working on a...
Read moreIPAW: Compliance message heard but small firms need most help with Consumer Duty
The importance of getting to grips with the Consumer Duty may finally be hitting home ahead of the deadline for brokers to submit compliance strategies to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according...
Read moreHunt u-turns almost all Truss and Kwarteng’s mini-budget tax changes
Jeremey Hunt, the latest chancellor of the exchequer, has announced plans to row back almost all of the tax measures announced by his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng in his mini Budget. In an...
Read moreHealth and Social Care Levy axe confirmed costing £65bn
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the National Insurance hike and introduction of the Health and Social Care Levy will not take place despite making a host of u-turns today undoing much of...
Read moreTell us the PMI and protection insurers who deliver five-star service to you
Health & Protection wants advisers’ views on the service you receive from insurance providers and you'll earn £25. Tell us which health and protection insurers have the most knowledgeable staff. Who goes...
Read morePhoto gallery: The UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 night in pictures
The UK Health & Protection Awards returned bigger than ever at the Hilton Park Lane in London. More than 700 advisers, insurers and other representatives gathered together at a packed venue to...
Read moreUK medical insurance inflation nears 9% and global increases are ‘unsustainable’
The cost of private medical insurance inflation in the UK is set to outstrip the European average and increase by almost 9% in the next year. According to the survey of 257...
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