PMI & Healthcare

The health insurance industry in Hong Kong has seen gross premiums for accident and health business increase by more than 12% for the first quarter of 2024, according to provisional statistics from...

The shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 adviser categories have now been revealed. The shortlists cover 15 categories spanning the breadth of the health and protection insurance industry. This...

Lifepoint Healthcare has appointed Lianne Harrington as senior healthcare adviser. Harrington (pictured) joins from Ascend Healthcare where she was director of healthcare. She has been succeeded by Kristian Breeze in this role....

The Labour Party has committed to meeting the Conservatives New Hospital Programme which promises 40 new hospitals by 2030. This includes the rebuilding of four hospitals in London should the party form...

Nearly 900,000 admissions were made to private hospitals in the UK in 2023, according to data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The data collected from more than 600 private hospitals...

The Exeter has reported that since the introduction of unlimited remote GP appointments within its HealthWise app in November 2023, requests for these appointments have risen by 142%. And Health MOTs have...

The Conservatives have committed to building 100 new GP surgeries in England and boosting the number of available appointments by allowing more treatments in the community, should they retain power and win...

The Liberal Democrats plan to reverse cuts to the Public Health Grant should they win the upcoming general election. The Public Health Grant funds health checks for infants, children, mothers, working age...

Jamaican health and life insurance provider Canopy Insurance has registered its first profit since its launch four years ago. The company declared registered net profit of J$39m (£197,000) for the financial year...

Advice firms are being warned they must engage with the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Consumer Duty board reports and ensure their leaders are able to approve the required documents by the 31...