PMI & Healthcare
Financial Services Bill tells regulators to prioritise growth and competitiveness
Ensuring financial services rules better meet the interests of the UK following Brexit is one of the key aims of the new financial services bill, the government has said. The government will...
Read moreLast chance to vote in the Health & Protection Awards 2022
Voting for the best insurance and service providers in UK Health & Protection Awards 2022 closes this week. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote here to recognise the providers they believe...
Read moreQueen’s Speech confirms bill to ensure financial services acts in interests of everyone
A bill to ensure the UK's financial services industry acts in the interests of everyone was one of the standout announcements in the Queen's Speech this morning. Delivering the speech on behalf...
Read morePatients pressured to go private as dentists ditch NHS work
Six in 10 people seeking dental treatment across England feel pressurised to go private as more than 2,000 dentists have ditched NHS work in a year. Significant numbers are having to pay...
Read moreIPMI Summit: Business leaders using managers for global assignments but host countries want more say – IoD
Business leaders are increasingly looking to send management level staff on international assignments rather than going themselves, according to the Institute of Directors (IoD). Brian Hall, chairman of the world trade group...
Read moreIPMI Summit: Insurers refusing to renew health cover for Russian nationals
Insurers are refusing to renew private medical insurance coverage for Russian nationals due to the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine, despite clients having no connections to the Russian establishment or sanctions regime....
Read moreIPMI Summit: Overtreatment in Middle East rife and driving up insurance rates
Overbilling and overtreating are driving soaring medical insurance costs in the Middle East as patients are leaving appointments with bulging bags of prescription medications. And better medical facilities in the region are...
Read moreMental health top employer concern as public and SME leaders struggling
The mental health of staff is the top concern for senior decision makers, according to research commissioned to mark this Mental Health Awareness Week. But separate research indicates the pandemic has created...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards: Judges’ tips – Focus on data and meeting criteria in your entries
Judges for the Health & Protection Awards 2022 have given advisers their tips to help submit the best possible entries for this year’s awards. Christine Husbands, managing director of RedArc, and Elliott...
Read moreIPMI Summit: Sophisticated global fraud targets IPMI providers as FBI drawn in
A large scale sophisticated fraud is currently affecting international private medical insurance (IPMI) providers across the globe with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) being consulted, according to John Carpenter, chairman...
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