PMI & Healthcare
PHIN: One in a thousand patients need emergency care after private treatment
Almost 600 patients were urgently transferred to receive emergency care and 340 died following treatment at private hospitals in the year up to June 2021, according to data from the Private Healthcare...
Read moreAdvisers pragmatic on return to homeworking: ‘It’s almost back to where it was’
Advisers are taking a pragmatic to return to homeworking requirements and are having to be flexible around festivities this Christmas. This morning, new rules came into effect ensuring people in England should...
Read moreCash plan market breaks half a million customers barrier – H&P Retail Cash Plan and Dental Plan Report
The UK retail cash plan market has broken through the half a million customers barrier, Health & Protection can exclusively reveal. Health & Protection’s landmark Retail Cash Plans and Dental Plans Report...
Read moreCircle hits back at ‘flawed’ decision as CMA proposes sale of BMI Priory hospital
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is adding the sale of BMI Priory hospital as a potential requirement to fulfil the Circle Health and BMI Healthcare merger which was completed last year....
Read moreWorldwide Broker Network appoints employee benefits practice lead from Beneficia
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) has appointed Alan Fergusson as global employee benefits practice leader. A former consultant for WBN, he joins from Beneficia where he was responsible for delivering complex projects...
Read moreKnowles and Timpson: Loaded premiums incompatible with FCA Fair Value and Consumer Duty
Two highly respected figures within the protection market have told Health & Protection they believe the use of loaded premiums does not meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Fair Value and proposed...
Read morePHIN founder steps down after nine years
Dr Andrew Vallance-Owen who founded the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is stepping down after nine years at the helm of the organisation. Jayne Scott (pictured) will succeed Dr Vallance-Owen taking on...
Read moreWillis Towers Watson: Rourke succeeds Wright in UK P&C business
Willis Towers Watson has appointed Tim Rourke as UK head of property and casualty (P&C) pricing, product, claims and underwriting in its insurance consulting and technology business. Rourke (pictured) succeeds Graham Wright...
Read moreAdvisers must engage with ‘unfair’ FSCS compensation funding consultation
Health and protection advisers are being urged to engage with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consultation on changes to the “unfair” funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Branko Bjelobaba, principal...
Read moreEmployers should adopt phased 12-week returns as long Covid cases rise
Employers should be using phased returns over 12 weeks or more for workers suffering from long Covid, as an insurer has revealed a significant jump in claims for the condition. Last week...
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