PMI & Healthcare

Spire Healthcare has confirmed it has ended takeover talks with Bridgepoint and Triton, but discussions remain ongoing with other parties over the possible sale of the company. Back in September, Spire revealed...

Equipsme has a pipeline which could see it more than quadruple the number of lives covered. The provider claims with its reduced levels of cover it has also maintained premium inflation to...

The government collected £130m more in insurance premium tax (IPT) receipts in the first 11 months of the financial year than it did during the same period 12 months ago. The tax...

There is a significant gap between what the international health insurance assignees and their families currently receive and what they would expect for a future placement. This is according to Axa’s Setting...

David Middleton has not seen enough integration in the private medical insurance and risk sectors since he became executive chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). When Middleton (pictured)...

Medical care in the UK can best be explained in numbers. Almost 3.5 million people living on these islands has cancer and every 75 seconds another person joins them. A further 5.8...

Spire Healthcare has launched an end‑to‑end workplace health solution designed to help employers proactively improve employee wellbeing, reduce sickness absence, and boost productivity. Spire Workplace Health is a single proposition spanning prevention,...

Ascend Broking Group’s success at the Health & Protection Awards was a “massive step up” and was a contributor to the broker attracting the funding to drive the business forward. This is...

Turquoise Health has raised $40m in Series C funding.  This latest round was led by Oak HC/FT, with participation from existing investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Adams Street Partners and Yosemite. Turquoise revealed...

Lianne Jackson has joined National Friendly as business development manager (BDM). Jackson (pictured) joins from Bupa where she had been a BDM since 2024 and will report directly to Gifford Clay, head...