PMI & Healthcare

A 10-minute daily walk for inactive men and women aged over 60 can increase life expectancy by about a year or more, according to a study published in the Journal of Sport...

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA) has agreed a partnership with Six Mental Health Addiction (Six MHA) enabling network members, as well as its own staff, to access a range of mental health services....

WPA is extending its musculoskeletal (MSK) pathway option to SME and retail customers. The not-for-profit insurer explained the move is designed to provide customers with faster access to treatment, helping prevent minor...

Insurers need to up their game in compiling product target market statements as they are too broad and vary widely in terms of detail, but so too should the Financial Conduct Authority...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has singled out target market statements from private medical insurance (PMI) and income protection (IP) products as “examples of poor practices that could cause customer harm”. It...

Zurich Singapore has appointed Nixon Ooi as head of accident and health in Singapore.  Reporting directly to Alexandra Cowley, chief underwriting officer, Singapore, Ooi will be responsible for leading the underwriting, portfolio management, and proposition...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has continued to express concern over the value proposition of Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) insurance, with some firms struggling to demonstrate fair value as required by the...

Healix has appointed Paul Farthing as strategic key account director. Farthing (pictured) has more than 18 years’ experience in the corporate healthcare space, previously holding positions at WPA, Citi Bank in Japan...

Global mental health services provider Koa Health has launched mental health platform Koa Care 360. The platform enables employers to provide their employees with preventative care, online therapy, and a range of...

Just one in five companies in Scotland offer private medical insurance (PMI), according to a report from Howden Employee Benefits. The report, entitled Employee Benefits and Wellbeing in Scotland, surveyed more than...