PMI & Healthcare

Whether international private medical insurance (IPMI) advisers should move to a fee only model was one of the questions raised at Health & Protection's third annual IPMI Summit last week. A new...

Nearly one in 10 people in the UK have travelled abroad for dental treatment, according to research from Canada Life. The insurer's survey of 2,000 adults across the UK found 9% had...

Insurers like Bupa are part of a broader ecosystem intent on driving down carbon emissions across the healthcare sector. This is according to Lyndsay Stecher, director of partnerships and development at Health...

­Healix has today announced three senior hires as the business continues to expand its team and product offering, including David Battle, Steven Whitehouse and Richard Jones.  David Battle joins Healix as non-executive...

The number of people waiting for NHS treatment remained largely unchanged in March, according to official data. The data showed the number of referral to treatment (RTT) pathways where a patient was...

Big insurance brands in the international private medical insurance (IPMI) space have an easier time getting new customers than newer entrants, thanks to the power of their brand, according to Matt Howells,...

Alexander Beard Group has joined commercial insurance, risk management, and employee benefits brokerage group Assurex Global Partnership. Founded in 1954, Ohio-based Assurex Global is a partnership of more than 100 independent agents...

Not content with having only one Paul Nugent, the Santé Group, has announced the appointment of a second Paul Nugent as a brand ambassador. He joins the team that is already headed...

Hong Kong-based Insurance broker Pacific Prime has partnered with Hong Kong insurtech company MixCare Health with the aim of improving the delivery and range of health and wellness employee benefits. Pacific Prime...

Workplace absences associated with cancer could be costing UK businesses around £1.6bn this year. This is according to analysis from specialist cancer support services provider Reframe Cancer who looked into the potential...