PMI & Healthcare

The number of people economically inactive due to long-term sickness has dropped slightly but remains stubbornly high at 2.81 million people. The figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) covering the...

Bupa UK Insurance is to expand its musculoskeletal (MSK) pathway into Nuffield Health hospitals as part of a three-year contract extension with the healthcare provider. The updated agreement introduces direct diary booking...

Bupa Health Insurance Australia has been fined $35m by the Australian Federal Court for breaches of Australian Consumer Law. Most of the claims affected by Bupa’s conduct were for hospital treatment in...

Employers need a clear strategy for supporting young workers with caring responsibilities, hears Abigail Montrose   Young people may be less likely to develop cancer than older people, but they may be...

Simplyhealth has launched a digital-first workplace dental cash plan plan designed to give employees improved access to dental services. The Simply Dental plan offers five levels of cover, each with different limits...

Dr Peter Mills has joined Axa Health as interim medical director within the commercial team at the health insurer, stepping in to fill the role vacated by Dr Pallavi Bradshaw. Health &...

Lloyds Bank is offering a cut down health plan for everyday treatment through VitalityHealth. The Health Plan offers two levels of cover starting from £18 per month but requires a £7 fee...

Axa Health will begin publishing claims data reports for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) in January. The reports will apply for SMEs of 65 employees or more. Data likely to be...

Health cash plans have once again come out on top of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) general insurance (GI) value measures data. Furthermore, the market increased in by 50,000 members or 2.1%...

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is raising awareness among Birmingham City University (BCU) students about career opportunities in the insurance industry. They plan to run a 12-month pilot scheme where insurers, brokers...