PMI & Healthcare
Universal Credit health element halved as standard allowance rises – Reeves
The Universal Credit (UC) standard allowance is set to increase by 2029, but the health element of that is set to be halved and frozen for new claims, according to chancellor Rachel...
Read moreHow advisers target client communications to maximise IPMI engagement – analysis
International private medical insurance (IPMI) increasingly offers a very wide range of additional benefits which can help drive demand, increase usage and potentially reduce large treatment costs. But maximising their value depends...
Read moreBarnett Waddingham brand to disappear within two years following Howden acquisition
The Barnett Waddingham brand name will disappear within two years following its acquisition by Howden. This morning global insurance and employee benefits intermediary group Howden announced it has agreed to acquire UK...
Read morePIB Employee Benefits buys Amba as tech firm’s management team departs
PIB Employee Benefits has bought benefits technology firm Amba for an undisclosed sum. PIB told Health & Protection that it was standard for the company not to disclose any of the financials...
Read moreUK-based expats are lonelier and have lower wellbeing than most – Cigna
Half of globally mobile workers report being lonely in their new location but those who work in the UK are the loneliest. A survey from Cigna Healthcare International Health also found that...
Read morePMI, ASU and business protection insurance fall outside scope of FCA market study
The scope of this year’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) market study will not include private medical insurance (PMI), business and key protection insurance, or accident, sickness and unemployment insurance (ASU), according to...
Read moreIll-health inactivity costs UK economy up to £330bn a year – DWP
The cost of economic inactivity due to sickness absence and other ill health is likely to be at least £240bn per year but could be as much as £330bn, according to the...
Read moreSecondsight hires Dean to head of health and protection as Drugnick steps back
John Dean has joined Secondsight as head of health and protection taking over from Anne Drugnick who had been in the role for the last 11 months. Health & Protection can reveal...
Read morePerci Health receives six figure investment from Macmillan Cancer Support
Perci Health has received an investment from Macmillan Cancer Support to help more people with cancer get the personalised care they need. Perci Health would not divulge the size of the investment,...
Read moreHealth & Protection Awards 2025 voting opens
Voting for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025 is now open. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries including employee benefit consultants can vote to recognise the providers they believe have been outstanding...
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