PMI & Healthcare

Partners& has joined forces with Switch Health in a move to take expected growth in the individual private medical insurance market (PMI) and to improve its proposition for private clients.  Based in...

HCA Healthcare UK has today opened the doors to its £18m, 20,000 square foot state outpatient centre in Canary Wharf. The firm said the opening aims to meet the growing demand for...

Healix has agreed a partnership with cancer screening and diagnostic company Check4Cancer. The partnership means employees of Healix’s member companies will be able to access three diagnostic pathways for breast, skin, and...

Saudi Arabia has today introduced mandatory health insurance for domestic workers employed by households with more than four staff, according to the Saudi Council of Health Insurance (CHI).  The CHI says the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned the insurance industry to improve monitoring to determine whether firms are delivering good outcomes for retail customers, as required by the Consumer Duty. It highlighted...

Two-thirds (64%) of neurodiverse employees in the UK feel their workplaces lack sufficient support, putting businesses at risk of employee alienation.  Opinium surveyed 2,000 people for Zest's Unlocking the potential of neurodiversity...

Vitality has seen a 179% increase in member use of talking therapies since 2019 which it believes has helped to cut in-patient mental health claims significantly. The insurer said during the same...

Client addiction illnesses can be a problem for any health insurance adviser, but the issue can get even more complicated when dealing with high net worth (HNW) families.  “It can be absolutely...

Lockton saw global revenues rise 14% to $3.55bn for its fiscal year ended April 30 2024, compared to $3.09bn in its previous fiscal year.  The consulting firm said it’s revenue growth was...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has argued against a rigid, "one-size-fits-all" approach to regulating equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the financial services industry.  When it comes to regulating EDI within the...