PMI & Healthcare

NHS England will be scrapped with responsibility for the health service in England being resumed directly by government ministers, reversing the controversial overhaul by then-Conservative health secretary Andrew Lansley in 2012. The...

The NHS waiting list continued to decline, falling to 7.43 million people in January 2025, according to the latest data from NHS England. The latest data revealed 7,428,309 people were on the...

A significant gap exists in perceptions around health and wellbeing between employers and employees, according to research from specialist employee benefits provider, Unum UK.  The largest gap was in the perception of...

Bupa Global and Doha Insurance Group have signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide international private health insurance (PMI) products and solutions in the Qatari market.  Health & Protection understands the move...

Government's impending national insurance contributions (NICs) increase is causing employers to increasingly discard group income protection cover in order to retain the immediate benefit to the workforce provided by group private medical...

Bupa’s pre-tax profit rose more than 70% to almost £1bn in 2024, however its UK and Global insurance division saw profits slip 15% over last year. Bupa's group pre-tax profit hit £972m,...

Health & Protection is launching its inaugural provider service ratings for insurers in the UK health and protection markets. The research measures the service performance of all the key providers across the...

Maxis Global Benefits Network (Maxis GBN) has revealed it is now working with Danica, a health insurance solutions company in Denmark. As part of the agreement Danica will offer life, critical illness,...

Professor Dame Janet Husband has decided to step down from the board of Spire Healthcare Group at its annual general meeting on 14 May 2025 and will not seek re-election by shareholders....

Chubb has announced agreements to acquire the insurance businesses of Liberty Mutual in Thailand and Vietnam.   The terms were not disclosed.   The move will help to expand Chubb's global footprint. Chubb...