PMI & Healthcare

While most people earning the UK’s average wage or below do not take out private medical insurance (PMI), they are open to going private, according to Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) research....

Chancellor of the exchequer John Healey has confirmed the Autumn Budget will take place on 28 October. In a video message Healey committed to a Budget that would “kickstart growth in every...

Mairead McLean has joined Axa Health as senior propositions manager. McLean moves from Cigna where she was sales effectiveness senior analyst, having first joined as a sales executive. Announcing her appointment, she...

Captain Kirk has cancer.  William Shatner, who played the original Star Trek space adventurer, has been diagnosed with melanoma, which has spread to his lungs and brain.  Furthermore, the diagnosis came while...

Employers are facing a multitude of challenges across their businesses today, including rising health-related absences. In 2025, the Labour Force Survey estimated 148.8 million working days were lost because of sickness or...

Axa’s life and health businesses posted an 8% increase in gross written premiums (GWP) and other revenues in the first six months of 2026, the global insurer revealed. The insurer said favourable...

One of Adrian Gore’s four leadership principles played a key role in the defining moment of his career that led to the genesis of Discovery, the parent company of Vitality. Gore outlined...

As part of Health & Protection’s Guide to PMI for new entrants, Sean Kennedy, director of Usay Compare, explores the critical importance of understanding target customers.   Overall, a huge factor in clients...

Health & Protection is delighted to announce that Lia’s Wings is the charity partner of the UK Health & Protection Awards 2026. Lia’s Wings delivers life-saving air transfers by plane both within...

As part of Health & Protection’s Guide to PMI for new entrants, Health & Protection outlines the overall state of the UK PMI market.     The private medical insurance (PMI) market has...