PMI & Healthcare
Cigna Healthcare appoints Rob Peat as CEO for Asia Pacific
Cigna Healthcare, International Health has appointed Rob Peat as CEO of Asia Pacific. He will take on the role as of 1 April. Based in Hong Kong, Peat (pictured) will oversee International Health’s operations...
Read moreSpring Statement: PIP review could bring billions in savings but hit 800k recipients
As the government sets out to decrease welfare payments, it is to undertake a fundamental review of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment, involving policy experts, stakeholders and disabled people. The...
Read moreSpring Statement confirms £1bn to tackle workforce inactivity
The Labour Government's has confirmed £1bn of employment support measures aimed at helping disabled and long-term sick people back into work. The details were included in the Spring Statement documents. Last week,...
Read moreUniversal 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...
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