PMI & Healthcare

Aviva has seen strong sales growth across the market for private medical insurance (PMI) but its individual and group protection new business dropped after completion of the AIG Life deal. CEO Amanda...

PIB Employee Benefits has bought fellow intermediary Atwood Benefits for an undisclosed sum. Atwood Benefits UK Ltd is a consulting firm specialising in supporting international companies with their UK benefits provision. PIB...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is consulting on changes to its case fees depending on which stage they are resolved and potentially on the outcome, enforcing a "polluter pays" approach. No fee...

The most recent Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) industry barometer found workforce recruitment, training and development to be among the biggest challenges for healthcare quality and safety. In response, 58% of IHPN...

The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is the latest trade body to raise concerns over Lord Kinnock's call for VAT to be applied on private healthcare. The trade body argued...

Denis Global has joined the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) as a corporate member. The firm providing third-party administration solutions through its Software-as-a-Service platform and as an outsourced services provider....

Authorised firms will need permission from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to begin using appointed representatives (ARs), as part of a Treasury overhaul of the sector published today. Protection under the Financial...

WPA has extended its group deductible model to its claims rated Absolute Health product for medium sized firms with 150 to 1,000 employees. The provider said this typically offers companies a saving...

Vitality has hired Dr Rishi Patel as clinical operations director from Bupa where he was head of health services proposition. Patel (pictured) joined the leadership team within the health insurance business for...

High medical inflation is the biggest driver of benefits costs across the world and many employers are planning to renegotiate insurance contracts, according to Aon's 2025 Global Benefits Trends Study. The study...