PMI & Healthcare
Group life sector wins inclusion in Treasury’s captive insurance framework
The group life and employee benefits sector has been included in HM Treasury’s (HMT) plans for the new UK captive insurance regime, having been excluded from the original proposals. The first consultation...
Read morePoliticians perpetuating three myths of private sector helping NHS – Patterson
The UK's healthcare system operates in an unequal playing field "heavily tilted" towards the private sector with three myths about its support of the NHS being perpetuated by politicians. This is according...
Read moreBenenden Health adds access to Reframe Cancer’s services for all members
Benenden Health's members will get access to Reframe Cancer’s specialist clinical cancer services under a deal between the organisations. The partnership will see all Benenden Health’s 870,000 members offered access to Reframe...
Read moreFCA argues insurance customer service improved but other strategy results mixed
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) believes customer service in the general insurance and protection markets has improved over the last three years, despite outcomes only improving by a couple of percentage points....
Read moreBHSF re-joins AMII as corporate member
BHSF has re-joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. BHSF provides cash plans and health and wellbeing services across the UK. Health & Protection understands BHSF...
Read moreAxa Health promotes Morris to large corporate distribution director
Axa Health has promoted Kelly Morris to the role of large corporate distribution director. Head of corporate retention and client delivery at Axa Health for the past four years, Morris (pictured) moved...
Read moreInsurers pay anaesthetists less than an out of hours plumber for some work – Harrop-Griffiths
Anaesthetists are being paid less for some work than an out of an hours plumber could expect to earn and lower pay is reducing the number of anaesthetists doing private work. This...
Read moreTeam Vitality and MetLife win Santé Group golf day as £8,500 raised for charity
A quartet representing Vitality and MetLife took the acclaim as best team at the annual Santé Group charity golf day. The fourth annual event, held for a third year at The Belfry,...
Read moreHealth and protection advisers see steeper drop in FCA fee rate as revenues soar
Intermediaries in the health and protection insurance markets will see a steeper drop in the fee rate payable to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) than previously expected due to soaring revenues. In...
Read moreIndependent health sector can be catalyst in three key areas – Lord Darzi
The independent sector has a vital role as a catalyst to improve patient outcomes by adopting and scaling new technologies, partnering on clinical research and tackling workforce challenges, according to Lord Darzi...
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