PMI & Healthcare

Ill-health is now seen as the second biggest threat to a career by employees, surpassing the risk of artificial intelligence (AI) developments, according to research by Axa Health. Furthermore, for those aged...

A new specialist mutual development unit and free pre-application help are among a series of initiatives from financial regulators to support government plans to double the size of the mutuals sector. The...

  Cancer is changing. Once thought of as a disease of later life, it is increasingly a condition that impacts people in the prime of their careers. The data is clear: cancer...

While the link between alcohol intake and poorer health outcomes is well known, health and protection advisers are not about to implement dry festive parties. John Kerr, managing director at Incorporate Benefits,...

Employers need a strategy if they are to offer the right cancer support at the right price to young workers, hears Abigail Montrose   Young workers are looking to their employers to...

Benenden Health has added skin cancer detection service SkinVision to its products giving access to all its 870,000 membership. New members will be able to access the service from day one joining....

Around one in five Brits are 'pushing through' dental pain while at work, according to a survey of 3,000 individuals by Bupa. The insurer's survey found half (50%) of employees prioritised physical...

One in ten employers are definitely considering introducing private medical insurance (PMI) however rising costs are proving prohibitive to those already with plans in place. Research from Broadstone also found the proportion...

Aviva is providing an employee assistance programme (EAP) to clients with any of its group protection policies for no additional charge as part of a new arrangement with HealthHero which is replacing...

Private medical insurance (PMI) funded hospital admissions fell in the second quarter of the year, down 2,000 on the corresponding quarter of 2024. Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) data showed 164,000 hospital...