PMI & Healthcare

Companies are struggling to provide private medical insurance (PMI) for their employees with premium prices reportedly rising by around a fifth last year. “Businesses with private medical have seen big and often...

Iain Eagling has left Health Assured. Eagling had been sales director at the employee assistance provider since February 2023. He joined from the Access Group where he held the same role. Health...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (Maxis GBN) has announced that Klarity and Workplace Options are the latest suppliers to join its wellness technology marketplace. Klarity specialises in preventive health screenings and early detection programmes,...

Adding a third party to any customer journey may be considered an unnecessary complication, but in some instances, third party administrators (TPAs) can add significant value. For customers this can be in...

Bupa has launched preventive care pathways for customers with breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Prevention Pathways will guide Bupa customers based on a clinical assessment including genetic risk and offer access...

Spire Healthcare has confirmed it has ended takeover talks with Bridgepoint and Triton, but discussions remain ongoing with other parties over the possible sale of the company. Back in September, Spire revealed...

Equipsme has a pipeline which could see it more than quadruple the number of lives covered. The provider claims with its reduced levels of cover it has also maintained premium inflation to...

The government collected £130m more in insurance premium tax (IPT) receipts in the first 11 months of the financial year than it did during the same period 12 months ago. The tax...

There is a significant gap between what the international health insurance assignees and their families currently receive and what they would expect for a future placement. This is according to Axa’s Setting...

David Middleton has not seen enough integration in the private medical insurance and risk sectors since he became executive chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII). When Middleton (pictured)...