PMI & Healthcare

Two in five (40%) small business owners expect the emotional recovery from the pandemic will take much longer than the financial disruption it caused. However, those firms which invested in mental health...

Commissions for advisers on private medical insurance (PMI) sales are unlikely to be abolished by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) anytime soon but brokers need to be very clear with customers around...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England hit 6.4m after wait lists increased by 200,000 in a single month, according to official data. The latest data shows the...

Healix is renewing its partnership with Health Claims Bureau (HCB) Group after the firm returned 77% of the patients it saw in the last six months back to work. The firms also...

Employers are planning a major overhaul of their workplace benefits packages in the next two years including a greater equalisation of benefits to all employees, including female and mental health. The moves...

VitalityHealth has seen the number of people using talking therapy sessions for help with mental health issues rise significantly compared to pre-pandemic levels. The insurer did not give the number of people...

Intermediary firms are giving more importance to transferable skills when recruiting advisers for the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, but knowledge and specialist understanding remain the top priority. However, the panel...

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...

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...

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...