PMI & Healthcare

Western Provident Association (WPA) has rolled out a booking platform for specialist appointments through Doctify. The insurer said the Healthcare Finder2 solution enabled customers to find, compare, and book healthcare consultants with...

Axa Health has confirmed it has increased the fees it pays to anaesthetists and will continue to review fees across a range of medical specialisms, to ensure they are "fair and proportionate"....

Doctor Care Anywhere (DCA) has agreed a partnership with global healthcare AI company, Huma. Huma’s MyGP app acts as an NHS GP booking and healthcare management platform. The collaboration will enable MyGP...

Barnett Waddingham has announced the completion of its acquisition by Howden, a global insurance and employee benefits intermediary group. The Barnett Waddingham brand name will disappear within two years following its acquisition...

Employers plan on getting their employees to take on the costs of health-related support services for themselves through salary sacrifice, according to research from Canada Life. The change of approach has been...

Nuffield Health appoints chief commercial officer Nuffield Health has appointed Chris Gowland as chief commercial officer. Gowland (pictured) has spent most of his career with Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), most recently as...

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has appointed Kay Swinburne as independent chairperson.   She succeeds Nicky Morgan who was the first person to hold the role.  The position of independent chairperson...

Bupa Global, has opened its first office in Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.   It will be led by a new CEO and principal officer, Uditha Jayaratne.  The development follows the approval...

Health insurance and financial advice offered on social media could generate more complaints in the coming year, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has been warned. The regulator highlighted that some respondents to...

Equipsme has appointed Stuart Reid as chairman of the board. Reid (pictured) founded Stuart Alexander in 1993 and led its sale to Axa. He was CEO and executive chairman of Bluefin, and...