PMI & Healthcare
FOS proposes cutting interest rate of customer compensation awards
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is proposing to cut the rate of interest charged on penalty awards made to customers who it judges have been disadvantaged by financial services firms. It has...
Read moreInsurer technology roundtable: Vanishing skills creating technology pain for insurers
A shortfall in technical skills and a retiring workforce is proving a key pain point for health and protection insurers and their technology systems, writes Owain Thomas. Download the roundtable supplement...
Read moreTelus Health hires Paul Hawke as business development director
Telus Health has appointed Paul Hawke as business development director. Hawke (pictured) joins from William Russell where he had been international sales manager since July of last year. He joined William Russell...
Read moreWTW makes McMurray chairman of health, wealth and career
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has appointed Eric McMurray as chairman, health, wealth and career (HWC). In his role, McMurray will support M&A readiness, strategy execution, client growth and senior leadership development. The...
Read moreExclusive interview: Bupa Insurance UK CEO Chris Carroll on the unsustainability of PMI pricing, being open to overhauling commission and ‘not babysitting a business’
Chris Carroll took over as CEO of Bupa Insurance UK at the start of the year, taking over at the helm of the UK's largest health insurer from Alex Perry who had...
Read morePMI hospital admissions continued at record levels as self-pay declines – PHIN
Three of the highest quarters for admissions paid for with private medical insurance (PMI) occurred in 2024, a year in which there were more private hospital admissions than any previous year on...
Read moreFriday starts at Benenden Health as broker sales manager
Simon Friday will start his new role as a broker sales manager with Benenden Health on 16 June. Health & Protection reported that Friday had left his position at Brown & Brown...
Read moreAMII renews PMI comparison tool project
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has renewed its project to launch a comparison tool for private medical insurance (PMI) quotes in the SME market. AMII treasurer Paul Swanson (pictured)...
Read moreAdvisers need insurer SME claims data to evidence their value – Gallagher’s Lewis
Advisers need claims data from private medical insurers for SME clients to fulfil their regulatory objectives, the Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) spring summit has heard. Gallagher corporate client team...
Read moreAMII unveils e-learning training platform for PMI
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) has released the first details and view of its training and education platform for the private medical insurance (PMI) market. The organisation is building...
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