PMI & Healthcare
National Friendly adds five-year level reviewable IP and extends dental app access
National Friendly has extended its hybrid reviewable premium income protection (IP) product to include a level premium reviewable offering. In a separate move, the mutual has also extended the availability of its...
Read moreAllianz Partners appoints chief officer for health
Allianz Partners has appointed Okan Özdemir as chief officer for health and board member. Reporting directly to Allianz Partners CEO Tomas Kunzmann, Özdemir (pictured) joins from Allianz Türkiye, where he was chief...
Read moreHCML makes CQO Holl third hire from Nuffield Health in a year
HCML has appointed Marc Holl as chief quality officer (CQO) - the second senior appointment from Nuffield Health in a little over a month and third in a year following CEO James...
Read moreNHS inpatient experiences improving but still below pre-pandemic levels – CQC
NHS England inpatient experiences are improving slowly but remain below pre-pandemic levels in many issues with some still seeing signs of decline. Data from the 2024 edition of the Care Quality Commission’s...
Read moreUK employee sick leave hits two working weeks per year – CIPD
UK workplace absence rates are significantly outstripping pre- and post-pandemic levels with mental health the driving factor, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Its survey of more than...
Read moreAlmost half of diabetes cases undiagnosed with young adults most affected – research
Almost half of global diabetes cases may not be diagnosed with the effects most profound in young adults and those from central sub-Saharan Africa, according to latest research. The research found diagnosis...
Read morePHIN adds typical hospital stay and safety incident data for private patients
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has launched a national-level service showing how private hospital admissions, length of stay and safety incidents vary by patient characteristics, such as age, gender, ethnicity and...
Read moreUnum enters ‘very adjacent’ cash plan market after two-year planning
Unum is entering the cash plan market with a product for organisations with at least four employees that can be employer or employee paid. Unum UK CEO Mark Till told Health &...
Read moreHow to tackle the employee sick leave bill with preventative healthcare – Capper
Employers face a growing challenge managing sickness-related absence and the pressure looks set to accelerate. From April 2026, changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will come into effect under the Employment Rights...
Read moreIndividual PMI Report: Insurers expect large annual premium increases to continue
The high inflation environment for the UK retail private medical insurance (PMI) market is set to continue for the next couple of years, providers have told Health & Protection. Health & Protection’s...
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