PMI & Healthcare

UK businesses will be urged to tackle in-work sickness and stop people from falling out the workforce, following the appointment of Dame Carol Black as the government’s new occupational health tsar. Black,...

RedArc has helped one in four of those it supported to stay in work or return to work. This is according to research carried out by the nurse-led health and wellbeing company...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has praised insurers for improving propositions to offer new health and wellbeing benefits and widening policy definitions to cover more customers. In its Consumer Duty implementation: good...

The Association of Medical Insurers (AMII) has added Switch Health, PSG, and Healthwell as intermediary members. Jack Chandler, CEO at Switch Health, said: "As we join AMII, we look forward to gaining...

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has launched a competency diagnostic tool to identify key areas of training needs to ensure adviser compliance with Consumer Duty. Proficiency+ Consumer Duty was developed in collaboration...

Mercer is bringing health and protection insurers together for a second session with the aim of improving clarity and reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials in the sector. Last year...

Private healthcare providers sent a record 10.2 million invoices to insurers through Healthcode’s online clearing service in 2023. Earlier this month, Fiona Booth, the company's head of external affairs and stakeholder engagement,...

Aetna International has introduced locally compliant, supplemental benefits products for customers living in Oman and Qatar via partnerships with local insurance providers. The firm said the move formed a part of its...

South African president Cyryl Ramaphosa will soon sign the country's National Health Insurance (NHI) bill into law. The bill which was passed by both the National Assembly and the National Council of...

Health cash plan provider Orchard Healthcare has ceased trading. Worcester Hospital Contributors Association (WHCA) which was trading as Orchard Healthcare, was originally formed in 1921 to provide funds to run hospitals in...