PMI & Healthcare

Healthcare costs are a key concern for employers operating across Malaysia, with some firms seeing 5-10% annual benefits increases. This according to Aon’s 2025 Malaysia Employee Benefits and Wellbeing Report which surveyed...

The UK's private medical insurance (PMI) sector is already highly regulated - meaning it 'does not do things on its own,' while greater regulation of the sector would not be welcomed by...

Private medical insurance (PMI) funded hospital admissions returned to record levels in the first quarter of 2025 - with 730 more admissions than the same period in 2024. However, overall private hospital...

A Green Party peer is calling for greater regulation of UK private medical insurance (PMI) after raising several concerns about the sector in Parliament, Health & Protection can exclusively reveal. Baroness Natalie...

Doctor Care Anywhere has delivered a profit for the first time after posting a £500,000 surplus in the first half of 2025, compared with a £2.7m loss in the same period of...

Health Compass has integrated an artificial intelligence (AI) adviser agent within its international private medical insurance (IPMI) distribution platform. But the insurtech is clear its agent is not seeking to replace human...

One in four NHS mental health inpatient beds are being outsourced to private providers and charities, according to analysis conducted by The King’s Fund. This was leaving the NHS and patients at...

Bupa has expanded its at-home skin assessment service for health insurance customers to a wider range of everyday skin conditions such as rashes, dryness or irritation or suspected skin conditions like psoriasis,...

First Health has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as an intermediary member. Graeme Godfrey, director of First Health, (pictured) said: “We’re delighted to join AMII, a respected organisation...

Individual membership of private medical insurance (PMI) broke the 1.6 million figure in 2024 but continued growing at a much slower rate, according to data from providers for Health & Protection’s annual...