SME
Health Summit: Advisers must explain value of PMI P11D charges to young people
Advisers must communicate to young people the importance opting in to company private medical insurance (PMI) schemes despite the additional hit to their pocket of employee benefit taxes, Health & Protection's Health...
Read moreHealth Summit: Advisers should brace for commission to be abolished – Middleton
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) executive chairman David Middleton has warned commissions on private medical insurance cover are likely to be abolished in future. The issue of signifcantly higher...
Read moreHealth Summit: FIPO chairman warns of rising PMI waiting lists if relations between insurers and consultants do not improve
Patients could face increased wait times for private treatment unless insurers can effectively sort out the issue of fees paid out to consultants. This is according to Federation of Independent Practitioner Organisations...
Read moreBudget 2023: Hunt ignores calls for tax relief on health insurance
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ignored calls from across the sector to offer tax cuts or relief for those using some form of private health insurance or provision. NHS waiting lists have continued...
Read moreBudget 2023: Occupational health subsidy pilot launched with tax incentives proposal
The government has announced plans to rollout an occupational health (OH) subsidy pilot to support SMEs in England and is consult on increasing occupational health coverage and tax incentives. The commitments featured...
Read moreHealth Summit: ‘Enough is enough’ as government must talk about IPT cut – ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said "enough is enough" and urged government to start the discussion about cutting Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on private medical insurance (PMI). While stopping short...
Read moreBupa launches dedicated HR, health and wellbeing service for SMEs
Bupa UK Insurance has launched a free HR, health and wellbeing support service for its SME customers. The insurer said its Growth+ service aims to help small business owners and entrepreneurs take...
Read moreIHPN appoints former public health minister as chairwoman
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has appointed Seema Kennedy as chairwoman to succeed Lord Kamlesh Patel of Bradford. Kennedy is a former Conservative MP, who served under Theresa May's premiership, as...
Read moreTackle protection trust tax, long-term sickness and EAPs in Budget – Wheatcroft
Swiss Re technical manager Ron Wheatcroft has called on the chancellor to reduce tax charges on life insurance policies in trust, introduce occupational health initiatives to keep people at work, and remove...
Read moreAMII backs PMI tax breaks ahead of Budget
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is the latest industry body to back tax breaks for private medical insurance (PMI) ahead of tomorrow's Budget. AMII executive chairman Dave Middleton (pictured)...
Read moreHAVE YOU READ?
MOST POPULAR
-
Pressure on protection insurers as cancer incidence and survival rise – analysis
-
McLean moves to Axa Health as senior propositions manager from Cigna
-
Growing insurance provision to help fix social care requires collaboration, incentives and cross-channel thinking – analysis
-
Why the US healthcare system is so complicated: A practical guide for global employers – UnitedHealthcare Global
-
Bupa profits up as UK and IPMI see improved claims ratio and membership
