PMI & Healthcare

Compulsory private medical insurance would be a “hard sell”, according to political strategist Alastair Campbell. Auto enrolment for pensions was first introduced in the Pensions Act 2008 by the then Labour government....

An estimated 56,000 people were added to NHS waiting lists in England during July. According to official data, the number of referral to treatment (RTT) pathways where a patient was waiting to...

Understanding the signals of deteriorating mental health and interrupting poor patterns could boost productivity and prove the difference between whether an SME thrives or is faced with being wound up. This is...

More than one in five (22%) UK adults have required urgent medical attention after ignoring early symptoms, against the backdrop of continued cost-of-living crisis forcing many to put their health on hold. ...

ACE Gallagher has acquired Kuwait-based broker United Partners Insurance Brokers. Gallagher is the strategic partner of ACE in the Middle East and North Africa.   ACE Gallagher maintained the acquisition strengthens its...

HealthHero has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. Brandon Collins, commercial director at HealthHero, (pictured) said: “As Europe's largest digital clinic, we know that mental...

Teladoc Health UK has appointed Steve Brown as commercial director. Brown (pictured) joins following eleven-and-a-half years at Unum, where he was most recently key account director, working closely with employers and advisers...

Private medical insurance (PMI) funded hospital admissions fell year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking the first decline in Q1 insured admissions in the past five years. Private Healthcare Information Network...

The vanguard phase of the Keep Britain Working review is moving at a “strong” pace, with group income protection, private medical insurance and vocational rehabilitation being discussed ahead of the release of...

The board of Spire Healthcare has agreed to sell the hospital and clinic operator to a trio of investment funds for more than £1bn. The consortium is led by Toscafund and comprises...