PMI & Healthcare
Insurance industry career returners programme hunting next recruits
A programme which helps "career breakers" return to the insurance industry is on the hunt for its next batch of recruits. In July, Health & Protection revealed programme organisers Inclusivity Partners, which...
Read moreUnitedHealthcare Global enters German IPMI market
UnitedHealthcare Global is entering the German market through the launch of BeHealthy Deutschland expatriate insurance plans. The launch follows the international health insurer's entry into the European market in the UK in...
Read moreSyrona Health hires former Towergate MD
Syrona Health has appointed Tina Jennings, a former managing director of Towergate Health and Protection, as chief commercial officer. Jennings (pictured) is the current general secretary of the Association of Medical Insurers...
Read moreOne in five patients go private because they cannot access urgent NHS treatment
One in five people have turned to private healthcare because they cannot access the treatment they urgently need on the NHS, according to research from charity Engage Britain. The survey of 4,000...
Read morePMI work lags with recovery ‘unclear’ as self-pay cases hit record high – Spire
Spire Healthcare has seen a boom in self-pay patients during the first half of 2021, but private medical insurance (PMI) treatment growth is expected to remain sluggish. The hospital network added that...
Read moreMattioli Woods and Acesco join AMII
Advice firms Aceso Health & Group Risk and Mattioli Woods have joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as new members. The pair joined in the last month and follow...
Read moreSimplyhealth appoints non-exec directors
Health solutions provider Simplyhealth has appointed Duane Lawrence and Martin Stead as non-executive directors. Lawrence, a health tech leader with a 30 plus career across both large and small organisations worldwide, started...
Read moreCQC suspends Mediscan Diagnostic Services following safety concerns
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has suspended Mediscan Diagnostic Services Limited after receiving information of concern about the safety and quality of its services. The CQC carried out an unannounced focused inspection...
Read moreAdvisers urged to ensure regulatory information is up to date as FCA moves faster to remove regulatory permissions
New powers that would enable the FCA to move faster to remove regulatory permissions no longer used by financial services firms should serve as a reminder to advisers to ensure their regulatory...
Read moreCygnet Hospital Colchester exits special measures following latest CQC inspection
Cygnet Hospital Colchester is to exit special measures and has been rated as good following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission. The independent mental health hospital which provides care and treatment...
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