PMI & Healthcare

The very nature of insurance and pooling risk means that there will always be some people denied cover. This becomes an ever more emotive subject when customers are denied protection in situations...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer...

Bupa has become the first major private healthcare provider to pilot whole genome sequencing to selected customers in the UK. The two-year programme, My Genomic Health, offers more than 3,500 customers access...

HCML has appointed James Murray as chief executive officer. Originally a pharmacist, Murray (pictured) has held a number of healthcare leadership roles over his career. Most recently, he was a member of...

The Right DA Club has added protection and private medical insurance (PMI) provider, National Friendly to its insurance panel. From today (16 October), Right DA Club members will be able to access...

The UK's workforce mental health challenge is growing, but there is only so much insurers can do to tackle the problem. This is according to John Hyde, chief marketing officer at Unum...

Former occupational health tsar, Dame Carol Black, says she expects recommendations made by her occupational health taskforce to still emerge in a government White Paper. Dame Carol was appointed by the Conservative...

Mark Till, CEO of Unum UK, has joined the Association of British Insurers (ABI) board with immediate effect.  In addition to joining the board, Till (pictured) will also take on the position...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC), under fire for poor performance since the initial Dr Penny Dash review in June, came under even more fire today from both its own review and the...

We live in an increasingly digital-first environment where Generation Z - those aged 12 to 27 - are becoming a critical and evermore influential part of the consumer base. Notably this population...